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Maidenhead railway station serves the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is 24 miles 19 chains (39.0 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Taplow to the east and Twyford to the west.

Maidenhead
Maidenhead
Location of Maidenhead in Berkshire
LocationMaidenhead
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Grid referenceSU886807
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Station codeMAI
DfT categoryC1
Number of platforms5
AccessibleYes
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17 4.609 million[1]
– interchange  0.486 million[1]
2017–18 4.583 million[1]
– interchange  0.567 million[1]
2018–19 4.717 million[1]
– interchange  0.605 million[1]
2019–20 4.675 million[1]
– interchange  0.644 million[1]
2020–21 0.850 million[1]
– interchange  93,818[1]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGWR
Post-groupingGWR
Key dates
1 November 1871Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.519°N 0.723°W / 51.519; -0.723
 London transport portal

It is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway and the Elizabeth line, and is also the junction for the Marlow Branch Line. It has five platforms which are accessed through ticket barriers at both entrances to the station. The Marlow line platform had an overall roof until 2014 when it was removed in the course of electrification works.


History


Maidenhead station in 1953
Maidenhead station in 1953

The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway, which opened as far as Reading in 1840. The original Maidenhead Station lay east of the Thames, not far from the present Taplow station. This was the line's first terminus, pending the completion of the Sounding Arch (Maidenhead Railway Bridge) bridge over the river. In 1854, the Wycombe Railway Company built a line from Maidenhead to High Wycombe, with a station on Castle Hill, at first called "Maidenhead (Wycombe Branch)", later renamed "Maidenhead Boyne Hill". However, there was no station on the present site until 1871, when local contractor William Woodbridge built it. Originally, it was called "Maidenhead Junction", but eventually it came to replace the Boyn Hill station as well as the original station on the Maidenhead Riverside.[2]

In 2008 the station underwent major renovation works[3] and in 2010 a statue of Nicholas Winton was installed on one of the platforms.

A 1945 Ordnance Survey of Maidenhead showing the location of the station
A 1945 Ordnance Survey of Maidenhead showing the location of the station
Maidenhead railway station entrance and car park
Maidenhead railway station entrance and car park

Current station



Station layout


The main entrance to the station is on the A308 with a back entrance on Shoppenhangers Road. The station has five through platforms and no terminating platforms:[4]


Services


All trains at Maidenhead are operated by Great Western Railway and the Elizabeth line. The typical off-peak service is:

During the peak periods, additional trains run to and from London Paddington. In addition, the Marlow shuttle services increase to half-hourly and run only to Bourne End. A half-hourly shuttle connects from Bourne End to Marlow.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Twyford   Great Western Railway
Great Western Main Line
  Slough
Terminus   Great Western Railway
Marlow Branch Line
  Furze Platt
Preceding station Elizabeth line Following station
Twyford
towards Reading
Elizabeth line
Paddington - Reading
Taplow
towards Paddington

Crossrail


Maidenhead was initially the planned western terminus of Crossrail before an announcement was made in 2014 to move the terminus to Reading.[5] Some peak Elizabeth Line trains terminate at Maidenhead, with two per hour continuing to Reading, so sidings will be built at Maidenhead to support.

The station is currently undergoing significant modification, including the replacement of the existing passenger waiting facilities, a new ticket hall, lifts, platform extensions to accommodate the longer trains, the introduction of overhead line equipment and the construction of new stabling and turnback facilities to the west of the station.[6][7]


Statue


In 2010 a statue was erected to honour the man dubbed the "British Schindler" for his work saving Jewish children from Nazi invasion. Sir Nicholas Winton was 29 when he smuggled 669 boys and girls, destined for concentration camps, out of Czechoslovakia in 1939. The statue, on platform three, depicts Winton sitting on a bench reading his famous scrapbook, which contained lists of all the children he helped to save.[8]


Notes


  1. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Over 2001, para. 8.
  3. Justin Burns (25 September 2008). "Train station refurbishment unveiled". Maidenhead Advertiser. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. "Maidenhead". www.chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. "DfT and TfL Extend Crossrail Route to Reading". Crossrail.
  6. Paul Miles (6 December 2012). "Crossrail work begins at Maidenhead train station". Maidenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  7. "Maidenhead station". Crossrail. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  8. "Statue for 'British Schindler' Sir Nicholas Winton". 18 September 2010 via www.bbc.co.uk.

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