Chesham station

Image: © Marathon Taken: 15 Oct 2014

Chesham is the furthest north and the furthest west station on the London Underground system. The distance from here to Chalfont & Latimer is also the longest distance between two stations on the Underground system at nearly four miles. Needless to say it is also the furthest station from central London, being 25 miles from Charing Cross. Travelling out through the countryside from Rickmansworth to Chorleywood, Chalfont & Latimer and Chesham, London seems a very long way away. The station was opened on 8th July 1889 by the Metropolitan Railway. It is Grade II listed. The line from Chesham to where it meets the line from Amersham is single track as seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4208963 Although there was originally this island platform with a track either side, the western one was taken away in November 1970 and only the eastern side is now in use. The water tower is at the end of the disused platform. A train bound for Aldgate waits for the off. For more information on the station see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesham_tube_station

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