Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station
Aylesbury Vale Parkway 
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Aylesbury Vale Parkway station, showing the taxi rank (left), cycle shelter (centre) and booking hall (right)
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| Location | |
| Place | Aylesbury |
| Local authority | District of Aylesbury Vale |
| Coordinates | 51°49′55″N 0°51′40″W / 51.8319°N 0.8612°WCoordinates: 51°49′55″N 0°51′40″W / 51.8319°N 0.8612°W |
| Grid reference | SP786153 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AVP |
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 73,130 |
| 2012/13 |
81,696 |
| 2013/14 |
0.101 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.129 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.168 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 14 Dec 2008 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aylesbury Vale Parkway from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station is a railway station serving villages northwest of Aylesbury, England. It will also serve the Berryfields and Weedon Hill housing developments north of the town when these are built. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Chiltern Railways.
Aylesbury Vale Parkway is on the former Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway, which formed part of the Great Central Main Line route linking London and Aylesbury with the East Midlands and North.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister announced in April 2006 that it would provide £8.17 million for track and signalling improvements to the existing line, which then was only used to carry freight. A further £2.8 million was invested by Chiltern Railways' owners Laing Rail and £1 million by Buckinghamshire County Council.
Construction began in October 2007 and the rail works were completed by Carillion Rail. The station was originally not due to be completed until 2010 but it was opened ahead of schedule.
The station was opened on 14 December 2008 but the station building did not open until 1 June 2009. In the interim while the station buildings were being completed, tickets and facilities were provided from Portakabins.
Aylesbury Vale Parkway has links to existing public transport bus services along the A41 corridor. A bus service from the station to several villages north of Aylesbury began on 15 December 2008. This service, route 16 run by Red Rose (formerly by Arriva), serves the station at times to meet London-bound commuter trains, and is free for passengers with a monthly or longer Chiltern Railways season ticket. Other bus journeys include the Green Route 4 of the Rainbow Routes served by Redline Buses and very infrequent services to and from Bicester on the route 18 run by Langston & Tasker.
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