Haddenham And Thame Parkway Railway Station
History and general information
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.
The current station was opened on the Chiltern Main Line on 5 October 1987 to serve Haddenham and Thame. 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. 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
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.
Train services
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:
- 2 trains per hour to London Marylebone
- 1 train per hour to Oxford
- 1 train per hour to Birmingham Snow Hill
Additional services run in peak hours, and other timetabled services run at weekends.
| Preceding station |  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
 | This section needs to be updated. (August 2021) |
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
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.
References
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2002, fig. 31
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 111
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2002, fig. 32
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2002, figs. 32–34
- ^ "Haddenham and Thame Parkway major station upgrade officially unveiled". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Train times and station information for Haddenham & Thame Parkway railway station from National Rail