Uffington railway station
| Uffington | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Uffington |
| Area | District of Vale of White Horse |
| Grid reference | SU312904 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | GWR |
| Post-grouping |
GWR Western Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 17 December 1840 | GWR opened Faringdon Road to Hay Lane |
| 1 June 1864 | Uffington station opened; Faringdon Railway opened |
| 7 December 1964 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Uffington railway station (sometimes marked as Uffington Junction[1]) is a former station on the Great Western Main Line. The station was about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) northeast of the village of Uffington, a village in what was then part of Berkshire, on the west side of the road between Uffington and Baulking.
In 1864 Uffington became a junction as the Faringdon Railway opened between there and the town of Faringdon. In 1886 the GWR took over the Faringdon Railway.[2]
In 1951 British Railways withdrew passenger services from the Faringdon Railway. In 1964 BR withdrew freight traffic from the Faringdon Railway, and closed all passenger stations between Didcot and Swindon including Uffington, and Uffington's station buildings were subsequently demolished.[3]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challow Line open, station closed |
British Rail Western Region Great Western Main Line |
Shrivenham Line open, station closed | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Faringdon Line and station closed |
British Rail Western Region Faringdon Branch Line |
Terminus | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#430,190,1
- ↑ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 6, 72. OCLC 55853736.
- ↑ http://www.oxfordshirevillages.co.uk/vale_of_white_horse_villages/uffington.htm Archived September 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
Bibliography
- Vaughan, Adrian (1984). Signalman's Morning/Signalman's Twilight. Pan Books. ISBN 0-330-28345-6. In this omnibus edition of his memoirs, Vaughan describes his time in the early 1960s as a Signalman at Uffington station. Appendices show track layout and signalling.
Coordinates: 51°36′44″N 1°33′03″W / 51.6121°N 1.5507°W