Stoke Mandeville railway station

Stoke Mandeville railway station serves the village of Stoke Mandeville, to the south of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. The station lies on the London -Aylesbury line and is served by Chiltern Railways trains. It is situated between Wendover and Aylesbury stations.

Both station platforms have step-free access.

History
The station first opened on 1 September 1892, by the Metropolitan Railway (MetR), when the railway was extended from Chalfont Road to Aylesbury Town. The Great Central Railway served the station from 1899, connecting the station to Leicester, Nottingham, and Sheffield.

However, when the Metropolitan Line (the successor of the MetR) was fully electrified in the late 1950s early 1960s, a decision was made to run only as far as Amersham. This meant that Stoke Mandeville is now only served by Mainline services. In 1966, due to the Beeching Axe, the line north of Aylesbury was closed and the station is now only served by local commuter services. Services were run by British Rail (BR) until privatisation in 1996, when Chiltern Railways took over the franchise.

During the modernisation of the Met in the 1950s, the down (Aylesbury) platform buildings were demolished. In 1989/90, the station was refurbished by BR's Network SouthEast and during this time, the up (London) platform canopy was shortened slightly.

The lawn at the station front features several sculptures including a statue of a former employee.

Services


At peak times, there are up to 4 trains per hour towards London in the morning, and returning from London (towards Aylesbury) in the evening. Some of these are express services, which skip the stops shared with the Metropolitan Line nearer to London.

Journeys to Marylebone take approximately 55 minutes (45 minutes for express trains). Journeys to Aylesbury take approximately 5 minutes.

The normal service pattern is as follows:
 * 2 tph to Aylesbury
 * 2 tph to London Marylebone

Onward connections
For Stoke Mandeville Hospital, rail passengers should alight at Aylesbury and take the Red Route 9 bus from Aylesbury Bus Station.

Buses operate from the station to Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard, run by Arriva Shires & Essex.