▁as ▁W add es don ▁Man or ▁by ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁" Man or " ▁ ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁name ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁station ▁north ▁of ▁A yles bury ▁on ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ▁between ▁A yles bury ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ▁am alg am ated ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁transport ▁companies ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁London ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ▁Board ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁when ▁their ▁services ▁were ▁cur ta iled ▁at ▁A yles bury . ▁ ▁While ▁open , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁also ▁served ▁by ▁former ▁Great ▁Central ▁Main ▁Line ▁( running ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁tracks ▁as ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁line ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road ) ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁itself ▁closed ▁to ▁passengers ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁under ▁the ▁Be ech ing ▁A xe . ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁permanent ▁way , ▁now ▁single - track , ▁remains ▁in ▁place ▁through ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁One ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁( on ▁the ▁side ▁remote ▁from ▁the ▁remaining ▁track ) ▁remains ; ▁the ▁other ▁has ▁been ▁demol ished . ▁The ▁line ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁occas ional ▁fre ight ▁train , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁special ▁services ▁between ▁A yles bury ▁and ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road ▁for ▁events ▁at ▁the ▁Buck ingham shire ▁Railway ▁Centre