Iffley Halt railway station
| Iffley Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Kennington |
| Area | Vale of White Horse |
| Coordinates | 51°43′17″N 1°14′36″W / 51.7213°N 1.2432°WCoordinates: 51°43′17″N 1°14′36″W / 51.7213°N 1.2432°W |
| Grid reference | SP523028 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 February 1908 | Opened |
| 22 March 1915 | Closed |
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Iffley Halt railway station was built by the Great Western Railway to serve Iffley, a suburb of Oxford; it was actually in Kennington, and not in Iffley.
The station was situated at the western end of Kennington Railway Bridge, which crosses the River Thames.[1] Access from Iffley was via the River Thames towpath, which has a footbridge over Hinksey Stream close to this point. It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the former Wycombe Railway route between Oxford and Wheatley.[2][3]
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the eastern terminus of these services was Wheatley, Thame or Princes Risborough.[4] When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed.[2] The line remained open for through passenger services, but these did not call at Iffley Halt.
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Abingdon Road Halt | Great Western Railway 1908-1915 |
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References
- ↑ "Hotspot 29. The Railway Line". Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (April 2003). "Abingdon Road Halt, Kennington Junction". Branch Lines to Princes Risborough. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-05-5.
- ↑ Waters, Laurence (1986). Oxford. Rail Centres. London: Ian Allan. p. 30. ISBN 0-7110-1590-2.