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==Transport== ===Road=== The town's nearest [[Controlled-access highway|motorway]] is the [[M40 motorway|M40]], which has two junctions serving Wycombe: junction 3 for [[Loudwater, Buckinghamshire|Loudwater]] and High Wycombe (east) and junction 4 at [[Handy Cross roundabout]] for central Wycombe, [[Marlow, Buckinghamshire|Marlow]] and [[Maidenhead]]. Junction 4 is a major interchange between the M40 and [[A404 road|A404 trunk road]] which provides a link to the M4. It had suffered from heavy congestion but was improved by the [[Highways England|Highways Agency]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/3772.aspx |title=M40 Junction 4/A404 Handy Cross Junction Improvement |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605134428/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/3772.aspx |archive-date=5 June 2011 |website=Highways Agency}}</ref> Junction 3 is restricted; only traffic going towards and coming from London can join and exit respectively. The [[M25 motorway|M25]] and [[M4 motorway|M4]] are also fairly close. Other roads include the [[A404 road|A404]] towards Marlow and [[Amersham]]; the [[A4010 road|A4010]] towards [[Aylesbury]]; and the [[A40 road|A40]] towards [[Beaconsfield]] and [[Oxford]]. ===Bus=== [[File:High Wycombe Eden bus station 2.JPG|thumb|[[High Wycombe Eden bus station]] in July 2009]] [[File:High Wycombe Cressex park and ride waiting room.JPG|thumb|[[Park & ride]] in July 2009]] High Wycombe Eden bus station is served by [[Redline Buses]] and [[Carousel Buses]]. Major destinations include [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[Slough]], [[Aylesbury]], [[Heathrow Central bus station|Heathrow Airport]], [[Maidenhead]], [[Amersham]], [[Chesham]], [[Uxbridge]], [[Beaconsfield]] [[Gerrards Cross]] and [[Hemel Hempstead]]. In November 2013, [[First Berkshire & The Thames Valley]] added express route X9 to Maidenhead to its existing X74 express to Slough.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/249927/np-2488-15-oct-2013.pdf |title=Notices & Proceedings |publisher=Office of the Traffic Commissioner |date=15 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420202952/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/249927/np-2488-15-oct-2013.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2018 |access-date=20 April 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Other operators serving the town include Red Eagle, Red Rose and Z&S Buses. The town also has a [[Park and Ride]] facility located in Cressex, near junction 4 of the M40. Services run to the town centre, passing the [[High Wycombe railway station|railway station]], [[High Wycombe Coachway]] which is served by coach services such as: the Airline, Harlequin Travel, Countryside Coaches and Apple Travel which go to places like [[Maidenhead]], [[Oxford]], [[Heathrow Airport]], [[Gatwick Airport]] and [[Farnham]] .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wycombeparkandride.com/ |title=Home |website=High Wycombe Park & Ride |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207181232/http://www.wycombeparkandride.com/ |archive-date=7 February 2011 |access-date=20 April 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Coach=== As of January 2022, no [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] coaches have entered High Wycombe Town centre. The Airline, operated by [[Oxford Bus Company]], operates coach services from Oxford to Heathrow and Gatwick airports via [[Handy Cross]] Hub.<ref>{{cite web |title=the airline |url=https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/airline/ |website=www.oxfordbus.co.uk |publisher=[[Oxford Bus Company]]|access-date=13 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> ===Rail=== [[File:2015 at High Wycombe station - main building.JPG|thumb|[[High Wycombe railway station]] in February 2015]] The town is served by [[High Wycombe railway station]] on the [[Chiltern Main Line]], with services operated by [[Chiltern Railways]] from [[Marylebone railway station|London Marylebone]] to [[Aylesbury railway station|Aylesbury]], [[Oxford railway station|Oxford]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon railway station|Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Birmingham Snow Hill railway station|Birmingham Snow Hill]] and [[Kidderminster railway station|Kidderminster]].<ref>[https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/routes-and-destinations/high-wycombe High Wycombe] Chiltern Railways</ref><ref>[http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/dep/HWY High Wycombe] National Rail Enquiries</ref> The station is the busiest in South Buckinghamshire. Express services travel to London in 23 minutes, slower trains take up to 45 minutes. The [[Wycombe Railway]] ran from High Wycombe to [[Maidenhead railway station|Maidenhead]] on the [[Great Western Main Line]] through [[Loudwater railway station|Loudwater]] and [[Bourne End railway station|Bourne End]]. However, it was a victim of the [[Beeching cuts]] with the Wycombe to Bourne End section closed in May 1970. The southern section remains open as part of the [[Marlow Branch Line]].<ref>[http://www.mmpa.org.uk/history.html History] Marlow - Maidenhead Passengers Association</ref> ===Air=== [[Heathrow Airport]] is the nearest [[international airport]], located just outside Buckinghamshire in [[London Borough of Hillingdon|Hillingdon]]. [[Wycombe Air Park]] on the southern edge of the town is popular with learning pilots and gliders.
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