Cookham railway station

Coordinates: 51°33′25″N 0°43′19″W / 51.557°N 0.722°W / 51.557; -0.722
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Cookham
National Rail
Looking south towards Furze Platt
General information
LocationCookham, Windsor and Maidenhead
England
Grid referenceSU886850
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCOO
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 August 1854
Original companyWycombe Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGWR
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.227 million
2019/20Decrease 0.221 million
2020/21Decrease 41,180
2021/22Increase 0.118 million
2022/23Increase 0.152 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cookham railway station serves the village of Cookham, Berkshire, England. Great Western Railway trains between Maidenhead and Marlow serve the station on the Marlow branch line, but through services to and from London Paddington in peak hours Monday to Friday no longer run. It is 2 miles 73 chains (4.7 km) down the line from Maidenhead and 27 miles 12 chains (43.7 km) measured from Paddington.

Cookham station was opened by the Wycombe Railway in 1854. The station originally had two platforms, acting as a passing loop for trains. The station now has a single platform, but the remains of the second platform is still visible. The former Station House is now let to private occupants.

View from the road in 1986
Looking down the line towards Marlow in 2015

Services[edit]

All services at Cookham are operated by Great Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour between Maidenhead and Marlow. During the peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction and northbound trains runs to and from Bourne End only, connecting with a half-hourly shuttle service between Bourne End and Marlow.[1]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Great Western Railway
  Historical railways  
Line open, station closed
Great Western Railway
Line and station open

References[edit]

  1. ^ Table 120 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links[edit]

51°33′25″N 0°43′19″W / 51.557°N 0.722°W / 51.557; -0.722