Aynho for Deddington railway station
| Aynho for Deddington | |
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| View of the station site in May 2009, with the original station building on the left. In the background a northbound train can be seen on the flyover of Aynho Junction | |
| Location | |
| Place | Aynho |
| Area | Northamptonshire |
| Grid reference | SP498324 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Oxford & Rugby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 2 September 1850 | Station opens as Aynho |
| Unknown | Station renamed Aynho for Deddington |
| 2 November 1964 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| 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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Aynho for Deddington railway station was a railway station serving the village of Aynho in Northamptonshire, England. It was on what is now known as the Cherwell Valley Line.
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[edit] History
When the first section of the Oxford and Rugby Railway was opened as far as Banbury on 2 September 1850,[1][2] there were only three intermediate stations, the northernmost of which was Aynho.[1][3] The Oxford & Rugby Railway was absorbed by the Great Western Railway prior to opening.[2]
To the north of the station is Aynho Junction, the northern end of the Bicester "cut-off" line, which was brought into use in 1910.[4][5] This route passes close to Aynho station, and a nearby station named Aynho Park was provided on the Bicester "cut-off" route.[4][6]
The station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board, to goods on 4 May 1964 and to passengers on 2 November 1964, along with three other stations between Leamington Spa and Didcot; by this time it had been renamed Aynho for Deddington.[7][8]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Fritwell & Somerton Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Oxford and Rugby Railway |
King's Sutton Line and station open |
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[edit] The site today
Trains on the Cherwell Valley Line pass the site.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b MacDermot 1927, p. 300.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 2003, Historical Background.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2003, fig. 91.
- ^ a b MacDermot 1931, pp. 448-449.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2003, fig. 96.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2002, fig. 82.
- ^ Railway Magazine, December 1964, p.920
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2003, fig. 94.
[edit] References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. I (1st ed.). Paddington: Great Western Railway.
- MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. II (1st ed.). Paddington: Great Western Railway.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (September 2002). Princes Risborough to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 901706 85 0.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (February 2003). Didcot to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 904474 02 0.
- "Services withdrawn by L.M.R.". Railway Magazine (Westminster: Tothill Press) 110 (764). December 1964.
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Coordinates: 51°59′17″N 1°16′30″W / 51.98804°N 1.27504°W
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