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Haddenham & Thame Parkway railway station

Coordinates: 51°46′16″N 0°56′33″W / 51.771°N 0.9426°W / 51.771; -0.9426
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Haddenham & Thame Parkway
National Rail
The station, looking north west before the renovations in 2015
General information
LocationHaddenham, Buckinghamshire
England
Grid referenceSP730085
Managed byChiltern Railways
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHDM
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened5 October 1987
Original companyBritish Rail, Western Region
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.961 million
2019/20Decrease 0.930 million
2020/21Decrease 0.129 million
2021/22Increase 0.522 million
2022/23Increase 0.655 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Haddenham & Thame Parkway railway station is a station in Buckinghamshire serving the village of Haddenham and market town of Thame in the neighbouring county of Oxfordshire, England. The station is on the western edge of Haddenham, about 2 miles (3 km) north east of Thame, and is served by Chiltern Railways.

History and general information

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The historic Haddenham railway station and Thame railway station were on separate lines which closed in 1963. The old Haddenham station was on a different site about 0.5 miles (800 m) south-east of the present one, and traces can still be seen where a bridge carries Station Road over the line.[1]

The current station was opened on the Chiltern Main Line on 5 October 1987[2] to serve Haddenham and Thame.[3] The British Rail station was built on the north side of Thame Road, Haddenham, and was originally single platform, with the platform sited on the former down line, long since removed. However, in 1998 as part of "Project Evergreen", Chiltern Railways re-doubled the Princes Risborough – Bicester line and re-modelled the platforms so that from 24 May 1998, there are now two, one on either line.[4] Since then the platforms have also been lengthened and the station building has been expanded to include a coffee shop following the removal of the newsagents.

Renovations

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In 2014/15, major renovations took place. A larger ticket hall was built and some platforms were extended. The plans were funded by Chiltern Railways, Network Rail, Buckinghamshire County Council and Sustrans and cost £500,000.[5]

Train services

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Trains to Bicester Village, Oxford Parkway and Oxford began in 2015, following completion of the Bicester chord allowing Chiltern line services to run from Marylebone to Oxford.

The Monday - Friday off-peak service consists of:

Additional services run in peak hours, and other timetabled services run at weekends.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Bicester North   Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Main Line
  Princes Risborough or Saunderton or High Wycombe
Bicester Village   Chiltern Railways
Oxford–Bicester line
  Princes Risborough

Bus services

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This service operates daily, at a frequency of up to every 20 minutes.

These services operate irregularly and are operated by Z&S International and Red Rose Travel.

  • 111 (Aylesbury - Haddenham - Thame - Long Crendon - Oakley)
  • 112 (Aylesbury - Haddenham - Thame - Waddesdon)
  • 270 (Haddenham - Thame - Oxford)

Accessibility

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A wheelchair user wanting to travel on a Sunday in 2021 tweeted that she could not have boarded without the assistance of her travelling companion.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2002, fig. 31
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 111
  3. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2002, fig. 32
  4. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2002, figs. 32–34
  5. ^ "Haddenham and Thame Parkway major station upgrade officially unveiled". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ^ Perry, Sophie (2 August 2021). "Wheelchair user slams Chiltern Railways over 'inaccessible' train station". Oxford Mail. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith (2002). Princes Risborough to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-85-0.
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51°46′16″N 0°56′33″W / 51.771°N 0.9426°W / 51.771; -0.9426