South Aylesbury Halt railway station

South Aylesbury Halt was a railway station which was opened in 1933 and was closed in 1967. It was located on the Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line.[1]

South Aylesbury Halt
Station site in 2006.
Location
PlaceAylesbury
AreaDistrict of Aylesbury Vale
Grid referenceSP8213312477
Operations
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Platforms1
History
1933Opened
1967Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 13 February 1933 to serve factories in the locality as well as the Southcourt housing estate.[2] It was situated on a foot crossing between Manderville Road and Old Stoke Road. In 1966, British Rail proposed the closure of the station which was queried by the East Midlands Transport Users Consultative Committee (TUCC) as usage figures showed that receipts were £130 per year while direct costs were only £26.[3] British Rail subsequently justified the closure on the basis of anticipated renewal costs of £2,500 and the TUCC approved the closure as there would be no hardship caused.[4] The station closed on 5 June 1967.[5]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Aylesbury Town
Line and station open
   Western Region of British Railways
Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line		   Little Kimble
Line and station open

Present day

Pedestrian access across the railway was maintained at the station site until a fatality in November 2016 when a cyclist was killed.[6] The crossing has since been closed.[7]

References
  1. "Pastscape - Detailed Result: SOUTH AYLESBURY HALT". Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. Maggs, Colin (2010). The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1848683426.
  3. Gourvish, Terry (2011). British Railways 1948-73: A Business History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 455. ISBN 978-0521188838.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Gourvish 2011, p. 455
  5. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  6. Marshall-Bell, Chris (2016-11-09). "Cyclist dies in Stoke Mandeville after being hit by train". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. "Network Rail closes two level crossings after tragic death and two near-misses". Bucks Herald. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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