Towersey Halt | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 1969 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Towersey, South Oxfordshire England |
| Grid reference | SP732048 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 5 June 1933[1] | Opened |
| 7 January 1963[2] | Closed to passengers |
| October 1991[3] | line closed completely |
Towersey Halt railway station was an intermediate station on the Wycombe Railway which served the Oxfordshire village of Towersey from 1933 to 1963. The opening of the halt was part of an attempt by the Great Western Railway to encourage more passengers on the line at a time when competition from bus services was drawing away patronage. The possibility of reopening the line through Towersey Halt, which is now part of a long-distance footpath, has been explored by Chiltern Railways, the franchise holder for the Chiltern Main Line which runs through Princes Risborough.