Maidenhead Boyne Hill Station




Maidenhead Boyne Hill Station Maidenhead Boyne Hill Station was opened on the 1st August 1854 as part of the Wycombe Railway and virtually unnoticed it still stands there today. As you climb up Castle Hill out of Maidenhead the A4 road passes over the line at a point where an elaborate brick structure looks a little too complicated to be just a simple bridge. Two bricked up arches give the game away. These were the original entrances to Maidenhead Boyne Hill station's platforms below. It's tempting to wonder what is behind these walls - are there still steps down and was everything removed before they were sealed like some kind of tomb? The station was originally simply called Maidenhead (Wycombe Branch) and acquired its Boyne Hill suffix at a later date. Its period in use was short too, it had closed by 1871 less than 20 years after it had opened. Perhaps the walk up the hill to the station from the town did not help its survival but ultimately it was the new Maidenhead Station located on the main line from Paddington that sealed its fate. Opening on the same day as Boyne Hill closed it has remained Maidenhead's station to this day. Further detail on the Boyne Hill Station can be found in 'First Stop Maidenhead' by Matthew Wells. All photographs copyright artofthestate 2011 To order a hi-resolution copy of any of these photos click here (image reference LDN-MAIDBOHI-1) and state image description. All photographs copyright artofthestate 2011 except Maidenhead Castle Hill Station illustration.	The remains of the original Maidenhead Boyne Hill station are still visible today. The two bricked up entrances originally led to the booking hall and the platforms Inside this bridge there is reputed to be the original booking hall area Maidenhead Castle Hill Station illustration	LONDON RAIL INDEX London Underground Brompton Road (disused) Aldwych (disused) Waterloo & City Line Underground Pioneer (150 years) Boston Manor Signal Box Art Deco on the Underground West London Branch lines Staines to West Drayton Southall to Brentford West Drayton to Uxbridge West Ealing to Greenford Uxbridge High Street to Denham Other Railway Relics Slough to Windsor branch line Maidenhead Boyne Hill station Feltham Mashalling Yards Feltham Station Feltham Cavalry Tunnel Richmond - old BR posters Other London photos