Summary
Ilmer Halt railway station was a former halt on the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway serving the village of Ilmer in Buckinghamshire.
Ilmer Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Ilmer, Buckinghamshire England |
| Grid reference | SP760057 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | GW & GC Joint |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1929 | Station opened |
| 7 January 1963 | Station closed |
History edit
The Great Western & Great Central Joint Committee was created on 1 August 1899 with the dual objective of providing the Great Central Railway with a second route into London, bypassing the Metropolitan Railway; and of providing the Great Western Railway with a shorter route to the Midlands.[1][2]
The line ran from Northolt Junction to Ashendon Junction; the central section of its route was an existing GWR line. North of Princes Risborough a new line was constructed, which opened for goods on 20 November 1905, and for passengers on 2 April 1906.[3][4]
The station was closed in 1963.[5] The halt was demolished and little remains.
Route edit
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haddenham (Bucks) Line open, station closed |
Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway | Princes Risborough Line and station open | ||
Notes edit
- ^ MacDermot, p.416
- ^ Jenkins, pp.8-9
- ^ Jenkins, p.11
- ^ Mitchell & Smith, Historical Background
- ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig. 31
References edit
- Jenkins, Stanley C. (1978). The Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Blandford: Oakwood Press.
- MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. II (1st ed.). Paddington: Great Western Railway.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (September 2002). Princes Risborough to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-85-0.
External links edit
- The station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Pictures of the line today including Ilmer Halt[permanent dead link]
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