Cookham railway station

Cookham railway station serves the village of Cookham, Berkshire, England. Great Western Railway trains between Maidenhead and Marlow serve the station on the Marlow branch line, but through services to and from London Paddington in peak hours Monday to Friday no longer run. It is 2 miles 73 chains (4.7 km) down the line from Maidenhead and 27 miles 12 chains (43.7 km) measured from Paddington.

Cookham
Looking towards the former Down platform at Cookham taken from the Up platform.
General information
Location	Cookham, Windsor and Maidenhead England
Grid reference	SU886850
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	COO
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1 August 1854
Original company	Wycombe Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Passengers
2019/20	0.221 million
2020/21	41,180
2021/22	0.118 million
2022/23	0.152 million
2023/24	0.189 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cookham station was opened by the Wycombe Railway in 1854. The station originally had two platforms, acting as a passing loop for trains. The station now has a single platform, but the remains of the second platform is still visible. The former Station House is now let to private occupants.

View from the road in 1986

Looking down the line towards Marlow in 2015

Looking Up towards Furze Platt

Services

All services at Cookham are operated by Great Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour between Maidenhead and Marlow. During the peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction and northbound trains runs to and from Bourne End only, connecting with a half-hourly shuttle service between Bourne End and Marlow.^[1]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Furze Platt		Great Western Railway Marlow Branch Line		Bourne End
	Historical railways
Maidenhead Boyne Hill Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Wycombe Railway		Bourne End Line and station open

References

1. Table 120 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Cookham railway station from National Rail
• Historical track layout and signal diagram

51.557°N 0.722°W / 51.557; -0.722