Chiltern Line:Aylesbury(Route)
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| London Marylebone-Aylesbury Line |
| Principal stations (from south to north)
London Marylebone |
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Current Operator :Chiltern Railways
Previous Operators:British Rail(ways)
LNER & LPTB(Joint Line)
LNER & Metropolitan Railway(Joint line)
Great Central Railway & Metropolitan Railway(Joint line)
Status: Open - (Aylesbury to Quainton closed to regular passanger service)
The London to Aylesbury Line is the main railway line between London Marylebone and Aylesbury. The route was opened in stages between 1868, when the Metropolitan and St. John's Wood Railway opened a branch from Baker Street to Swiss Cottage, and 1892, when the Metropolitan reached Aylesbury at the behest of the chairman of the Great Central Railway, Sir Edward Watkin, who was also chairman of the Met. In 1899 the GCR's London extension reached Quainton Road and the route became one of the primary links between the Great Central Main Line and its London terminus. The line beyond Aylesbury is now closed to almost all passenger services; only freight services to Calvert and specials to and from Quainton now run (the specials only run on certain Bank Holidays). The track remains in situ to Bletchley.
Passenger services are provided by Chiltern Railways. The track between Harrow and Amersham is shared with London Underground's Metropolitan Line.
In the long term, it is hoped to reopen the line beyond Aylesbury to allow passenger services to reach Milton Keynes.
