Saunderton railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Saunderton


manager = Chiltern Railways
locale = Saunderton
borough = Wycombe
lowusage0203 = 49,397
lowusage0405 = 42,288
lowusage0506 = 43,381
lowusage0607 = 54,490
platforms = 2
start = 1901
code = SDR

Saunderton railway station is a rural National Rail station located on the A4010 between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire. The station is located some two and a half miles south of the original village of Saunderton and close to the villages of Bledlow Ridge and Bradenham. Confusingly, the settlement immediately around the station is also known locally as Saunderton, but isn't named on maps.

The station first opened on the 1st of July 1901, and is situated between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough stations.

Saunderton Station was the Target of Suffragettes in March 1913 - they burnt the main station building down in protest. Placards reading "Votes for Women" and "Burning to get the Vote" were left on the platform. It is thought Saunderton was the target due to its proximity to Benjamin Disraeli's birthplace nearby at Bradenham Manor. Fact|date=July 2008

ervices

All services are provided by Chiltern Railways. The typical Monday-Friday off peak service consists of:

*1 train per hour (tph) to London Marylebone, calling at High Wycombe, Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross, taking 44 minutes.
* 1tph to Princes Risborough, taking 9 minutes.
** This journey is extended to Bicester North every two hours, calling at Haddenham and Thame Parkway, taking 30 minutes.

External links

* [http://www.saundertonstation.org.uk Friends and Users of Saunderton Station Website]

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