Chesham tube station

Chesham London Underground
Station entrance
Chesham is located in Buckinghamshire
Chesham
Chesham
Location of Chesham in Buckinghamshire
LocationChesham
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
Grid referenceSP960016
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms1
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone9
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 1.17 million[2]
2020Decrease 0.62 million[3]
2021Decrease 0.51 million[4]
2022Increase 0.87 million[5]
2023Increase 0.97 million[6]
Key dates
1889 (1889)Opened
1966Goods yard closed[7]
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°42′19″N 0°36′41″W / 51.7052°N 0.6113°W / 51.7052; -0.6113
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Chesham tube station is a London Underground station in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. It was opened on 8 July 1889 by the Metropolitan Railway (MR). It is the terminus station of the Chesham branch of the Metropolitan line, which runs from Chalfont & Latimer. The station, a Grade II listed building, is in London fare Zone 9 (previously zone D).

Chesham station is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Charing Cross, making it the furthest London Underground station from central London. It is both the northernmost and westernmost station in the system. The distance between Chesham and Chalfont & Latimer is the longest between adjacent stations on the network, at 3.89 miles (6.26 km).[8]

  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News (591). London Underground Railway Society: 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.
  8. ^ "Key facts". Transport for London. Distances. Retrieved 28 October 2011.