Abingdon Road Halt railway station
| Abingdon Road Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | New Hinksey |
| Area | City of Oxford |
| Coordinates | 51°43′48″N 1°15′09″W / 51.7300°N 1.2524°WCoordinates: 51°43′48″N 1°15′09″W / 51.7300°N 1.2524°W |
| Grid reference | SP517037 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Key dates |
Opened 1 February 1908 Closed 22 March 1915 |
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Abingdon Road Halt railway station was built by the Great Western Railway to serve South Hinksey, a village near Oxford.
History
The station was situated on the main Didcot to Oxford railway line, to the north of Kennington Junction, the junction for Thame and Princes Risborough. It was on the southern side of Abingdon Road,[1] which crosses the railway here over a brick bridge known locally as the Red Bridge.
It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the route between Oxford and Wheatley.[2][3][4][5]
Services were provided by steam railmotors based at Oxford, which was also the western terminus; the eastern terminus of these services was Wheatley, Thame or Princes Risborough.[6] When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed.[2][3][4][7][8] The line remains open for passenger services between Didcot Parkway and Oxford, but these do not call at Abingdon Road Halt. The line was quadrupled during 1942,[3] and little, if any, trace remains.[9]
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Hinksey Halt Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway 1908-1915 |
Iffley Halt Line open, station closed | ||
Notes
- ↑ Simpson 2001, p.61
- 1 2 Butt 1995, p.13
- 1 2 3 Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Feb), fig. 41
- 1 2 Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Apr), fig. 28
- ↑ Waters 1986, p.128
- ↑ Waters 1986, p.30
- ↑ Waters 1986, pp.31,128
- ↑ Simpson 2001, p.54
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Feb), fig. 43
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (February 2003). Didcot to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-02-0.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (April 2003). Branch Lines to Princes Risborough. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-05-5.
- Simpson, Bill (2001). A History of the Railways of Oxfordshire. Part 2: The South. Banbury and Witney: Lamplight. ISBN 1-899246-06-1.
- Waters, Laurence (1986). Oxford. Rail Centres. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1590-2.