The Branch from Princes Risborough to Watlington was opened on 15th August, 1872 and had two intermediate stations at Chinnor and Aston Rowant. The branch was acquired by the Great Western Railway in July, 1883 and new rail level halts were opened at Bledlow Bridge, Kingston Crossing and Lewknor Bridge in 1906 and Wainhill Crossing in 1925. After the Second World War the passenger traffic on the branch started to fall and by the mid 1950s had fallen to such a level that on 1st July, 1957 the line was closed to passenger traffic.

The various halts at Lewknor, Kingston Crossing, Wainhill and Bledlow Bridge were closed immediately, but the stations remained open for goods and parcel traffic, until 2nd January, 1961 after which the section from Chinnor to Watlington was closed completely and the track lifted. The section from Chinnor to Princes Risborough was retained to serve the cement works and the wood yard in the village.

On 20th December, 1989, the last train to the Cement works ran after BR decided that the hopper wagons that operated on it were obsolete. Maintenance of the branch from Chinnor to the junction with the Thame branch near Princes Risborough was given to the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Association from January, 1990.

The Chinnor and Princes Railway was granted a Transport and Works Order under section 6 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 on 4th July 1994, the order coming into force on 26th July 1994. Thus the legal of the C&PRR status was assured and passenger services could recommence.

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