Open · since 1892
Why is it called Amersham?
Metropolitan
Where the name comes from
From the Old English for "Ealhmund's village (hām)". It was known as Agmodesham in Anglo-Saxon times and Elmodesham in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Worth knowing: The A60 stock trains ordered by London Underground were named after Amersham.
Where it is
See Amersham on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Metropolitan Chalfont & Latimer
At a glance
- Opened
- 1892
- Status
- Open
- Line
- Metropolitan
- Fare zone
- 9
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire (district)|
- Earlier names
- Amersham: 1892–1922; Amersham & Chesham Bois: 1922–1934
Sources
Station list and dates: Wikipedia’s lists of London Underground stations, citing Douglas Rose and Cyril Harris. Line routes Powered by TfL Open Data.
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