Denham railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Denham
Denham
General information
Location	Denham, Buckinghamshire; England
Grid reference	TQ042877
Managed by	Chiltern Railways
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	DNM
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	2 April 1906
Passengers
2019/20	0.286 million
2020/21	43,810
2021/22	0.134 million
2022/23	0.176 million
2023/24	0.184 million
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Denham railway station is a railway station in the village of Denham in Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the Chiltern Main Line between West Ruislip and Denham Golf Club.

History

The station was built just north of Denham village as part of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway. It opened on 2 April 1906 as Denham for Harefield.^[1]

The original station layout had four roads: two for non-stop trains, and two with platforms for stopping services. There was a small goods yard north of the line, and a signal box at the London end of the "down" platform. The two through roads have been removed, being taken up in December 1965, with all services using the platform roads and has since had improved track alignments to allow fast running trains. The signal box closed on 15 June 1975. The former goods yard is now the station car park.^[2]^[3]

The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.^[4]

Abandoned Central line extension

Under the London Passenger Transport Board's 1935-40 New Works Programme, Denham was to have been the terminus of the Central line's westward extension from North Acton, with Central line platforms south of those on the main line.^[5] The continuation to Denham was added in 1937.^[5] Work on the extension was postponed in World War II. The introduction of the Metropolitan Green Belt limited the expansion of the London urban area and the extension beyond West Ruislip was cancelled.^[6] No visible signs of the extension works remain at Denham.

Development

The station was built with a pedestrian underpass linking the platforms, but this was inaccessible to people with impaired mobility. Further, the embankment supporting the "down" (westbound) platform and buildings was subsiding,^[when?] so the "down" platform has been relocated as an island north of the "down" road, in the gap left by the removal of the original through roads, and to provide a footbridge and lifts, similar to those at Gerrards Cross, for disabled access. The new "down" platform was opened for use in late July 2008, and the original "down" platform and buildings have been removed.

A proposed second phase, providing a third reversible track between the rear of the new platform and the existing "up" (eastbound) platform road, would improve operational flexibility by allowing stopping services to be passed by following non-stop trains.^{[citation needed]}

Services

All services at Denham are operated by Chiltern Railways.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between London Marylebone and High Wycombe. Services to and from London operate as stopping services calling at most stations. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, including some services that run semi-fast to and from London.^[7]

On weekends, northbound services are extended beyond High Wycombe to and from Aylesbury via Princes Risborough.

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Denham Golf Club		Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line	West Ruislip
	Historical railways
Denham Golf Club Line and station open		Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway	South Harefield Halt Line open, station closed
	Disused railways
Terminus		Great Western Railway Uxbridge High Street Branch	Uxbridge High Street Line and station closed
	Abandoned plans
Preceding station		London Underground	Following station
Terminus		Central line	Harefield Road towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford via Newbury Park

Cultural use

Denham Station served as "New Milton station" in the 1949 British comedy '"The Chiltern Hundreds, starring Cecil Parker and David Tomlinson.

In the episode "Queen and Country" of season 9 of the TV series New Tricks, Denham station was the location used for an unspecified station in Exeter.^{[citation needed]}

In episode 6, "Home Sweet Home", of series 2 of TV sitcom The Good Life, the Goods are dropped off by Mr May outside the main building at Denham station after viewing a smallholding.

References

^ *Brown, Joe (2015) [2006]. London Railway Atlas (4th ed.). Ian Allan. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7110-3819-6.
^ Maggs, Colin.G, ed. (2009). The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire. Stroud, Gloucester: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781848683426.
^ "Railway Codes".
^ Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services". Railway Magazine. 120 (877). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 248. ISSN 0033-8923.
^ ^a ^b Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line (2nd ed.). Capital Transport. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-85414-297-9.
^ Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line (2nd ed.). Capital Transport. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-85414-297-9.
^ Table 115 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

51°34′44″N 0°29′49″W / 51.579°N 0.497°W / 51.579; -0.497

[1] *Brown, Joe (2015) [2006]. London Railway Atlas (4th ed.). Ian Allan. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7110-3819-6.

[2] Maggs, Colin.G, ed. (2009). The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire. Stroud, Gloucester: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781848683426.

[3] "Railway Codes".

[4] Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services". Railway Magazine. 120 (877). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 248. ISSN 0033-8923.

[B&C1-5] Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line (2nd ed.). Capital Transport. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-85414-297-9.

[B&C2-6] Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line (2nd ed.). Capital Transport. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-85414-297-9.

[7] Table 115 National Rail timetable, May 2023

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v t e Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Main Line	London Marylebone Wembley Stadium Sudbury & Harrow Road Sudbury Hill Harrow Northolt Park South Ruislip West Ruislip Denham Denham Golf Club Gerrards Cross Seer Green and Jordans Beaconsfield High Wycombe Saunderton Princes Risborough Haddenham & Thame Parkway Bicester North Kings Sutton Banbury Leamington Spa Warwick Warwick Parkway Hatton Lapworth Dorridge Solihull Birmingham Moor Street Birmingham Snow Hill Jewellery Quarter The Hawthorns Smethwick Galton Bridge Langley Green Rowley Regis Old Hill Cradley Heath Lye Stourbridge Junction
London–Aylesbury line	Harrow-on-the-Hill Rickmansworth Chorleywood Chalfont & Latimer Amersham Great Missenden Wendover Stoke Mandeville Aylesbury Aylesbury Vale Parkway
Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line	Monks Risborough Little Kimble
Oxford–Bicester line (and Cherwell line)	Bicester Village Islip Oxford Parkway Oxford Heyford Tackley
Leamington–Stratford line	Claverdon Bearley Wilmcote Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Stratford-upon-Avon
Rail transport in the United Kingdom

v t e Railway stations in Buckinghamshire
West Coast Main Line	Bletchley Cheddington Milton Keynes Central Wolverton
Chiltern Main Line	Beaconsfield Denham Denham Golf Club Gerrards Cross Haddenham & Thame Parkway High Wycombe Princes Risborough Saunderton Seer Green & Jordans
Great Western Main Line	Iver Taplow
London–Aylesbury line	Amersham Aylesbury Aylesbury Vale Parkway Chalfont & Latimer Great Missenden Stoke Mandeville Wendover
Marlow branch line	Bourne End Marlow
Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line	Aylesbury Little Kimble Monks Risborough Princes Risborough
Marston Vale line	Bletchley Bow Brickhill Fenny Stratford Woburn Sands
Metropolitan line	Amersham Chalfont & Latimer Chesham
Heritage railway	Quainton Road