Loudwater railway station

Loudwater
Location
Place	Loudwater
Area	Wycombe district
Grid reference	SU900903
Operations
Original company	Wycombe Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2 (reduced to 1 in 1968)
History
1 Aug 1854	Station Opened[1]
4 May 1970	Station Closed[1]
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Loudwater railway station was a railway station which served Loudwater, Buckinghamshire on the Wycombe Railway.

History

Loudwater station was located at the bottom of Treadaway Hill just past the present M40 bridge, and served both the Loudwater and Flackwell Heath areas. It opened in 1854 and the station became a halt in 1968 because of a decreased service on the line.

The station was closed in 1970, and quickly demolished. The site is now an industrial park, although at the rear of the park the old railway tunnel under the M40 is still in place. A railway conservation path towards High Wycombe follows the route of the former railway.

Routes

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Loudwater

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
High Wycombe		Wycombe Railway Until 1970		Wooburn Green

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

• Image of the station site
• The station on a navigable 1946 O. S. map
• Extract from the 1945 OS map showing the line

Coordinates: 51°36′18″N 0°42′05″W / 51.6049°N 0.7014°W