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Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway

Former railway company in Oxfordshire, England

The Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway was an independent English railway company that opened a line between the Oxfordshire towns of Watlington and Chinnor in 1872. The 9 mi (14 km) branch, which connected to the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Princes Risborough, did not make any money and was taken over in 1883 by GWR resulting in its investors sustaining considerable losses.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Watlington (Oxon) Railway Station
Photo: I.J. Cook, Watlington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway was an independent English railway company that opened a line between the Oxfordshire towns of Watlington and Chinnor in 1872. The 9 mi (14 km) branch, which connected to the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Princes Risborough, did not make any money and was taken over in 1883 by GWR resulting in its investors sustaining considerable losses.2

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