Talk:Chesham tube station

Location
This station is the most westerly on the network.

Google Earth says it is: http://www.tubechallenge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6556#6556 Streetmap says it is: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=496500&y=200500&z=4&sv=496500,200500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf TfL say Amersham is, and it's common knowledge that Amersham is, but this seems to be an "urban myth"!

There is a possibility that the platform at Amersham extends further West than any of this station, although I find that hard to believe. Crunchysaviour 11:03, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Crossrail Reference
The crossrail plans refer to a shuttle service between Chesham and C&L - isn't that a shuttle service most of the time anyway? Can we have better detail here? WillE (talk) 21:44, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * What do you have in mind? It says its a shuttle, its 4 cars and it runs off peak. One thing missing I guess might be that in winter the first cars out in the mornings are bloody freezing and that I understand the service is being replaced by a through service in 2010 after 100 years of service, when new trains are introduced. For a history see Chesham Shuttle: The Story of a Metropolitan Branch Line by Cive Foxell.Tmol42 (talk) 22:46, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I think WillE is asking what the difference was between the proposed shuttle service in the Crossrail plans and the shuttle service that exists anyway. I'm certainly confused by the statement. MegaPedant (talk) 23:06, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Is it the furthest from Charing Cross?
The article claims it is but the article about Amersham station disputes this. MegaPedant (talk) 23:08, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * As the crow flies Chesham Station is 24.9 miles Amersham Station 23.6 miles. Tmol42 (talk) 23:16, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

What's a tube?
Or why is this called a tube? For a start, it's out in the country, not underground. Also, as it's in the Metropolitan Railway, and as such it doesn't run into deep tube railways, but rather like the subsurface covered ditch. Cf Hammersmith and City line. Talk about confusing (talk) 23:59, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes it's anachronistic, but it's consistent with other stations on the London Underground and has general consensus. See Naming conventions (UK stations), also these examples: Ladbroke Grove tube station - above ground level; Hammersmith tube station - at ground level; Royal Oak tube station - below ground level but entirely "outside"; Paddington tube station - below ground level and partially covered over; and Great Portland Street tube station - entirely covered over. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 11:27, 7 February 2019 (UTC)