Amersham station

Amersham
Station entrance
Amersham Location of Amersham in Buckinghamshire
Location	Amersham
Local authority	District of Chiltern
Managed by	London Underground
Station code	AMR
Number of platforms	3
Accessible	Yes(Southbound only)
Fare zone	9
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	2.10 million
2013	2.04 million
2014	2.44 million
2015	2.29 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	1.784 million
2012–13	2.035 million
2013–14	2.164 million
2014–15	2.134 million
2015–16	1.944 million
Key dates
1892	Opened
4 July 1966	Goods yard closed
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°40′26″N 0°36′25″W / 51.674°N 0.607°W / 51.674; -0.607Coordinates: 51°40′26″N 0°36′25″W / 51.674°N 0.607°W / 51.674; -0.607

Amersham is a London Underground and National Rail station in the town of Amersham in the Chiltern district of Buckinghamshire, England.

Amersham station is a terminus of the London Underground's Metropolitan line. It is 23.7 miles (38.1 km) north-west of Charing Cross, making it the second furthest Underground station from central London and the second most westerly station of the whole London Underground system, after Chesham. It is in Travelcard Zone 9 (previously zone D).

Amersham station is also served by Chiltern Railways, which run trains between London Marylebone and Aylesbury. From Aylesbury a shuttle service to Princes Risborough provides access to through services between Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill. The journey times between Amersham and Central London range between 33 and 60 minutes. The journey time between Amersham and Chalfont & Latimer is about three and a half minutes.

The station was opened on 1 September 1892 as part of the Metropolitan Railway (Met) extension from Chalfont Road (now Chalfont & Latimer) to Aylesbury. On 12 March 1922, its name was changed to "Amersham & Chesham Bois", but the original name was restored during 1937.

From 16 March 1899, the Great Central Railway served the station through its extension to Marylebone. Consequently, the station became joint Met/GCR owned. On 1 January 1923, the GCR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) as part of the Railways Act 1921, and on 1 July 1933, the Met became part of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), thus becoming the Metropolitan line of the London Underground. On 1 January 1948, the LNER was nationalised, its share of the station initially coming under the control of the Eastern Region of British Railways, before being transferred to the London Midland Region in 1958.