Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
| Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway | |
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5700 class Pannier tank 9682 waits while passengers board at Chinnor station on the preserved Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway in September 2004 | |
| Locale | Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England |
| Terminus | Chinnor and Princes Risborough |
| Connections | Chiltern Main Line at Princes Risborough |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway Company |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Operated by | Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway |
| Stations | 2 |
| Length | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 15 August 1872 |
| Closed | 1 July 1957 (passenger) 20 December 1989 (goods) |
| Preservation history | |
| August 1989 | C&PRR formed |
| 26 July 1994 | Transport and Works Order active |
| 20 August 1994 | First public service |
| 1996 | Extended to Thame Junction |
| 23 July 2016 | First train into Princes Risborough |
| March 2017 | Lease Agreement signed with Network Rail for Princes Risborough Platform 4 |
| 15 August 2018 | Opening of rebuilt Platform 4 |
| Headquarters | Chinnor |
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The Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway with its headquarters and main station at Chinnor in South Oxfordshire, England. It runs along the foot of the Chilterns escarpment. Although a little distance away, it has since been given the nickname 'The Icknield Line' for its connection to the Lower Icknield Way.