Place Little Kimble Station code LTK DfT category F2 Opened 1872 | Grid reference SP823066 Managed by Chiltern Railways 2011/12 9,858 Number of platforms 1 Original company Wycombe Railway | |
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Address Aylesbury HP17 0XN, United Kingdom Similar Monks Risborough railway st, Denham Golf Club railway st, Saunderton railway station, Islip railway station, Bearley railway station | ||
Little Kimble railway station is a small, single platform railway station of the village of Little Kimble in Buckinghamshire, England.
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Services
The station is served by Chiltern Railways trains between London Marylebone or Princes Risborough and Aylesbury and is between Monks Risborough and Aylesbury stations. At most times of day passengers wishing to travel beyond Princes Risborough have to change, but there are some through services to and from Marylebone.
There is a permit to travel ticket machine on the platform.
History
The Wycombe Railway opened the line from Princes Risborough to Aylesbury on 1 October 1863. The Great Western Railway took over the Wycombe Railway in 1867 and opened Little Kimble station in 1872. The station building once had ornate stone chimneys, and was identical to the "up" platform building at Kings Sutton.
The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.
In 1998 Little Kimble received the British Royal Train. The G8 Summit was held in Birmingham that year and the wives of the G8 countries' leaders, including Cherie Blair and Hillary Clinton, were taken to Chequers via the Royal Train and Little Kimble, which is the nearest station to Chequers. The train reversed at Princes Risborough and the wives alighted at Little Kimble, whence they were transferred to Chequers via limousine.