Swanbourne railway station

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Swanbourne
Swanbourne Station in 2007
Location
Location	Swanbourne
Area	Aylesbury Vale
Grid reference	SP800293
Operations
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
1 May 1850	Opened
1 January 1968	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Swanbourne is a disused railway station that served the villages of Swanbourne, Little Horwood and Mursley in north Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the disused Varsity Line, roughly at the centre of a triangle drawn between the three villages.

A single track of the Varsity Line remains, this is rusted beyond use. The station building is now a private residence; the platforms still remain. There have been recent proposals to re-open the Varsity Line, but is is not obvious that this station would re-open in view to its isolation.

[edit] Swanbourne sidings

Swanbourne sidings were built during the Second World War, three miles east along the track, just west of the road between Whaddon and Newton Longville. The site is now completely overgrown.

• Swanbourne railway station is at coordinates 51°57′23″N 0°50′11″W / 51.9565, -0.8364 (Swanbourne railway station)Coordinates: 51°57′23″N 0°50′11″W / 51.9565, -0.8364 (Swanbourne railway station)