Maidenhead Boyne Hill railway station

Maidenhead Boyne Hill

The site of the station in 2011
Location
Place Maidenhead
Area Windsor and Maidenhead
Coordinates 51°31′21″N 0°43′46″W / 51.522382°N 0.729408°W / 51.522382; -0.729408Coordinates: 51°31′21″N 0°43′46″W / 51.522382°N 0.729408°W / 51.522382; -0.729408
Grid reference SU882811
Operations
Original company Wycombe Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
History
1 August 1854 Opened as Maidenhead (Wycombe Branch)
1866 Renamed Maidenhead Boyne Hill
1 November 1871 Closed
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Maidenhead Boyne Hill railway station was built by the Wycombe Railway to serve the western part of Maidenhead.

History

The station was opened on 1 August 1854 along with five other intermediate stations on the Wycombe Railway's route between Maidenhead and Wycombe.[1][2][3][4][5] It was situated on Castle Hill close to the point where the line passes under the Bath Road (the present day A4).[6][7]

The station, at first named Maidenhead (Wycombe Branch), was later renamed Maidenhead (Boyne Hill).[1][3]

Maidenhead Boyne Hill closed on 1 November 1871, being replaced the same day by Maidenhead Junction, a new station which was built to serve the whole of Maidenhead.[1][3][7][8] The line remains open for passenger services between Maidenhead and Marlow. The bricked up arches which led to the platforms can still be seen in the southern parapet of the bridge, beneath the footpath.

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Maidenhead and Taplow
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Wycombe Railway
  Cookham
Line and station open

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 MacDermot 1927, p. 89.
  2. MacDermot 1927, pp. 333,335.
  3. 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 152.
  4. Oppitz 2000, p. 14.
  5. Mitchell & Smith 2002, Historical background.
  6. Over 2001, para. 6.
  7. 1 2 Mitchell & Smith 2002, fig. XV.
  8. Over 2001, para. 8.

References

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