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{{Short description|Railway station in Buckinghamshire, England}}
{{About|the railway station in Buckinghamshire, England|the railway station in Perth, Western Australia|High Wycombe railway station, Perth}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox GB station
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| name symbol_location = High Wycombegb
| codesymbol = HWYrail▼
| image_name = 2015 at High Wycombe station - main building.JPG▼
| captionimage = 2015 at High Wycombe station in- 2015main building.JPG
▲| image_namecaption = 2015 at = High Wycombe station -in main building.JPG2015
| manager = [[Chiltern Railways]]▼
| localeborough = [[High Wycombe]], [[Buckinghamshire Council|Buckinghamshire]]
| country = England
| borough = [[Wycombe District|District of Wycombe]]
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
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| yearscode = 1854HWY▼
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| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] C1
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| original = [[Wycombe Railway]]▼
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| pregroup = [[Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway|GW&GCJR]]▼
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| postgroup = GW&GCJR▼
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| events = Terminus station opened▼
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| years1 = 1864
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| events1 = Through station opened. Original terminus becomes a goods shed▼
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| years2 = 1906▼
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| events2 = Through services along [[Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway|GW&GCJR]] begun▼
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| years3 = 1970▼
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| events3 = Services to Bourne End withdrawn▼
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| mpassengers =
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| platforms = 3
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| gridref = SU869930
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▲| postgroup = GW&GCJR
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
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|mapframe=yes
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▲| events1 = Through station opened. Original terminus becomes a goods shed
▲| events2 = Through services along [[Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway|GW&GCJR]] begun
▲| years2 = 1906
▲| events3 = Services to Bourne End withdrawn
▲| years3 = 1970
▲| code = HWY
| dft_category = C1
}}
'''High Wycombe railway station''' is a [[railway station]] in the town of [[High Wycombe]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England. The station is on the [[Chiltern Main Line]] between {{rws|Beaconsfield|Buckinghamshire}} and {{rws|Saunderton}} stations. It is served by [[Chiltern Railways]].
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In 1906 the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway line was opened through High Wycombe, linking London with the two companies' lines to the north. Much of the current [[Chiltern Main Line]] is formed from this joint line.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
 
[[British Rail]] closed the original branch line to [[Maidenhead railway station|Maidenhead]] on 2 May 1970 and subsequently the track was lifted.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mmpa.org.uk/history.html |work=Local History |title=The Post-Beeching Era |publisher=Marlow&nbsp;— Maidenhead Passengers' Association |accessdate=}}</ref>
 
The station was transferred from the [[Western Region of British Railways|Western Region of British Rail]] to the [[London Midland Region of British Railways|London Midland Region]] on 24 March 1974.<ref>{{cite journalmagazine |editor1-lasttitle=Slater |editor1-first=J.N. |date=May 1974 |title=Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services |journal magazine=[[The Railway Magazine]] |volume=120 |issue=877 |publisherdate=IPC Transport Press LtdMay 1974|location=London |issn=0033-8923 |page=248 28}}</ref>
 
In November 2005 a fire in the ticket office gutted the roof of the building.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4476286.stm |title=Station blaze disrupts journeys |publisher=BBC |date=27 November 2005 |accessdate=}}</ref> The restored station building reopened in September 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/news-archive/high-wycombe-station-restored-after-fire/ |title=High Wycombe station restored after fire |publisher=[[Chiltern Railways]] |date= |accessdate= }} {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
 
In April 2015 the Northbound platform was lengthened.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/high-wycombe-upgrade |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730235904/http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/high-wycombe-upgrade |archive-date=30 July 2015 |title=High Wycombe upgrade {{!}} Chiltern Railways}}</ref> The subway was closed and has now been replaced with a footbridge with a lift at each end.<ref>https://twitter.com/chilternrailway/status/{{cite tweet|number=774141996998897665?lang|user=enchilternrailway|title=@RachelV06 Hi there, yes, there is now a lift at High Wycombe station, it is by the bridge. BL|date=9 September 2016}}</ref>
 
==Services==
[[File:High Wycombe - Chiltern 168109 (168219).JPG|thumb|right|A {{brc|168}} going to London calls at High Wycombe as a northbound service approaches]]
All trains are operated by Chiltern Railways. The current off-peak services are:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/download-our-timetable|title = Download Train Timetables & Check Times|website=Chiltern Railways|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>
 
*5 trains per hour to [[Marylebone railway station|London Marylebone]], of which:
**2 are non-stop to London Marylebone
**12 semi-fast, calling at [[{{rws|Beaconsfield|England}}, railway{{rws|Gerrards station (Buckinghamshire)|Beaconsfield]]Cross}} and [[Gerrardssometimes Crossone railwayother station|Gerrards Cross]].
**21 localstopping service, calling at Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross as well as othermost intermediate stations, one of which originates atfrom High Wycombe.
* 1 train per hour to {{rws|Birmingham Moor Street}}.
* 1 train per hour to {{rws|AylesburyBanbury}}, with 1 train per 2 hours extending to {{rws|Birmingham Snow Hill}}.
* 12 traintrains per hour to {{rws|BanburyOxford}}.
* 1 train per hour to {{rws|Oxford}} calling at {{rws|Bicester Village}}.
 
High Wycombe has a bay platform, Platform 1, from which additional peak-hour local services run to and from London Marylebone. It is also used by a terminating weekdays only [[Parliamentary train|parliamentary service]] from [[West Ealing railway station|West Ealing]] via the [[Greenford branch line|Greenford line]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181206002950/http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C91485/2018/12/18/advanced 2M27 1147 West Ealing to High Wycombe] Real Train Times 10 December 2018</ref> Until December 2018 it operated from [[Paddington railway station|London Paddington]] via the [[Acton-Northolt line]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181205074909/http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C71972/2018/12/07/advanced 2M29 1135 London Paddington to High Wycombe] Real Train Times 7 December 2018</ref>
 
===Future===
High Wycombe is to gain further rail links north of Aylesbury to [[Winslow railway station|Winslow]] and [[Milton Keynes Central railway station|Milton Keynes]] by 2030 as part of the [[East West Rail]] project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eastwestrail.org.uk/train-services/ |title=East West Rail: train services |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517170742/http://www.eastwestrail.org.uk/train-services/ |archive-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Update inline|date=July 2023|reason=Aylesbury-Winslow now unlikely to be built.}}
 
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{{s-rail|title=National Rail}}
{{rail line |next={{rws|Beaconsfield|Buckinghamshire}} |previous={{rws|Saunderton}} |route=[[Chiltern Railways]]<br /><small>[[Chiltern Main Line]]
{{s-rail-national|previous=London Marylebone|toc=Chiltern Railways|route=[[Chiltern Main Line]]<br>London Marylebone – Birmingham Snow Hill|next=Bicester North|rows1=3|rowsmid=3}}
</small> |col={{Chiltern colour}}}}
{{s-rail-national|hide1=yes|hidemid=yes|next=Haddenham & Thame Parkway}}
{{rail line |next={{rws|London Marylebone}} |previous={{rws|Bicester Village}}|route=[[Chiltern Railways]]<br /><small>London Marylebone&nbsp;— Oxford
{{s-rail-national|hide1=yes|hidemid=yes|next=Princes Risborough|rows2=2}}
</small> |col={{Chiltern colour}}}}
{{s-rail-national|previous=Beaconsfield|county1=England|toc=Chiltern Railways|route=London Marylebone – Oxford|next=Princes Risborough|rows1=3|rowsmid=2|hide2=yes}}
{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|West Ealing}}|route=[[Chiltern Railways]]<br><small>[[Greenford Branch Line|Greenford line (limited service)]]<br>Monday - Friday only</small> |col={{Chiltern colour}} }}
{{s-rail-national|hide1=yes|hidemid=yes|next=Saunderton}}
{{s-rail-national|hide1=yes|toc=Chiltern Railways|route= Birmingham Snow Hill - High Wycombe - London Marylebone <br> (Stopping service)}}
{{Disused Rail Insert}}
{{rail line |next={{rws|Loudwater}} |route=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Wycombe Railway]]</small><br /><small>Until 1970</small> |col={{GWR colour}} }}
{{s-end}}
 
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[[Category:High Wycombe]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways]]
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