Amersham station
Amersham station is a railway station serving Amersham in Buckinghamshire. It is in Travelcard Zone 9 (previously zone D).
 Station entrance | |
| Location | Amersham |
|---|---|
| Local authority | District of Chiltern |
| Managed by | London Underground[1] |
| Station code | AMR |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Accessible | Yes (Southbound only)[2] |
| Fare zone | 9 |
| Key dates | |
| 1892 | Opened |
| 4 July 1966 | Goods yard closed[3] |
| Other information | |
| Lists of stations | |
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Amerhsam Station is a terminus of the Metropolitan Line branch of the London Underground. It is situated 23.7 miles (38.1 km) north west of Charing Cross and is the second most westerly station on the whole London Underground system, after Chesham[4]
Amersham Station is also served by Chiltern Railways, which runs trains between London Marylebone and Aylesbury. From Aylesbury a shuttle service to Princes Risborough provides access to through services between Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill. The journey times to Central London range between 33 and 60 minutes.
Ticket barriers are in operation.
Services
| Preceding station |  London Underground
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Metropolitan line | towards Baker Street or Aldgate
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| National Rail | ||||
| Great Missenden | Chiltern Railways Aylesbury route |
Chalfont & Latimer | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Great Missenden | Metropolitan Line Until 1961 |
Chalfont & Latimer | ||
Gallery
Amersham Station Entrance
Amersham Station Entrance
Amersham Station Platform Roundel
Amersham Station Platforms
Amersham Station Platforms
Amersham Station Platforms
Amersham Station Platforms
Amersham Station Media
Marylebone - Woodford Halse stopping train in 1959
Amersham Station after a night of snow, with new S type stock in the sidings
Other websites
- Train times and station information for Amersham station from National Rail
- Official London Underground website
References
- ↑ National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Amersham
- ↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News. London: London Underground Railway Society (591): 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.
- ↑ "O.S. Map". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- Butt, R.V.J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st Edition ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
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- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
