Main-line station once served by Tube trains · 1894–1961
Aylesbury, where the Tube once ran
Metropolitan
Where the name comes from
Named after the town of Aylesbury, which the station serves. It was the Metropolitan line terminus until the service was cut back in 1961. The Old English name, first recorded as Æglesburg, means "fort of Ægel"; who Ægel was is not recorded.
Where it is
At a glance
- Opened
- 1894
- Closed
- 1961
- Status
- Main-line station once served by Tube trains
- Line
- Metropolitan
- What remains
- Operated by Chiltern National Rail
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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