 Quainton Road station was built on a curve in the line at the nearest point to the Duke 's estates at Wotton . Six miles ( 10 km ) northwest of Aylesbury , it was southwest of the small village of Quainton and immediately northwest of the road connecting Quainton to Akeman Street . The railway towards Aylesbury crossed the road via a level crossing immediately southeast of the station . The Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway had spent most of their limited budget on the construction of the line itself . Details of the design of the original Quainton Road station are lost , but it is likely that the station had a single timber @-@ covered earth platform and minimal buildings ; it was described in 1890 as being extremely primitive . 
