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'''Amersham''' is at the end of the [[London Underground]] [[Metropolitan line]]. It also gets services from [[Chiltern Railways]] which run half hourly off peak between [[Aylesbury Vale Parkway]] and [[London Marylebone]]. Amersham was opened in 1892 by the [[Metropolitan Railway]] as part of their [[Metroland]] expansion out to Aylesbury. In 1962 the Metropolitan line was cut back to Amersham as part of the electrification of the Metropolitan line and the associated introduction of the [[A60 stock]]. | '''Amersham''' is at the end of the [[London Underground]] [[Metropolitan line]]. It also gets services from [[Chiltern Railways]] which run half hourly off peak between [[Aylesbury Vale Parkway]] and [[London Marylebone]]. Amersham was opened in 1892 by the [[Metropolitan Railway]] as part of their [[Metroland]] expansion out to Aylesbury. In 1962 the Metropolitan line was cut back to Amersham as part of the electrification of the Metropolitan line and the associated introduction of the [[A60 stock]]. | ||
==Station of the Month== | |||
The station featured in the September 2023 [[Stations of the Month]] Challenge in the [[:Category:South Central England|NR South Central England]] category. There were six entries. | |||
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Revision as of 20:29, 7 January 2026
| Amersham | |
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| Station code | AME |
| Operator | London Underground |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Visited | 3 September 2022 |
| Number | 178 |
| Amersham | |
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| CRS code | AMR |
| Operator | London Underground |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Visited | 19 September 2019 |
| Number | 163 |
| Station of the Month | September 2023 |
| Category | South Central England |
Amersham is at the end of the London Underground Metropolitan line. It also gets services from Chiltern Railways which run half hourly off peak between Aylesbury Vale Parkway and London Marylebone. Amersham was opened in 1892 by the Metropolitan Railway as part of their Metroland expansion out to Aylesbury. In 1962 the Metropolitan line was cut back to Amersham as part of the electrification of the Metropolitan line and the associated introduction of the A60 stock.
Station of the Month
The station featured in the September 2023 Stations of the Month Challenge in the NR South Central England category. There were six entries.
| Preceding station |  On Our Lines
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Following station | ||
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| Meridian Water | Ambergate | |||
 On Our Tube Lines
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| Blackhorse Road | Chalk Farm | |||
 National Rail
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| Chalfont & Latimer towards London Marylebone |
Chiltern Railways | Great Missenden towards Aylesbury Vale Parkway | ||
 London Underground
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| Chalfont & Latimer towards Aldgate or Baker Street |
Metropolitan line | Terminus | ||