Finstock railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Finstock |
| Local authority | West Oxfordshire |
| Coordinates | 51°51′11″N 1°28′08″W / 51.853°N 1.469°WCoordinates: 51°51′11″N 1°28′08″W / 51.853°N 1.469°W |
| Grid reference | SP366173 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FIN |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 1,799 |
| 2004/05 * |  1,055 |
| 2005/06 * |  1,297 |
| 2006/07 * | 1,157 |
| 2007/08 * | 1,095 |
| 2008/09 * | 1,022 |
| 2009/10 * | 1,458 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | GWR |
| 9 April 1934 | Opened |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Finstock |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Finstock from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Finstock railway station serves the village of Finstock and the hamlet of Fawler in Oxfordshire, England. This station and all trains serving it are operated by First Great Western. The station is situated to the north-east of Charlbury Road (the present B4022), which crosses the line on an overbridge.
[edit] History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 9 April 1934, originally being named Finstock Halt,[1] and having two platforms.[2] Each platform was approached by an inclined path from Charbury Road, and each had a corrugated iron shelter having windows only in the end walls.[3]
On 5 May 1969 it was renamed Finstock.[1] The line was singled on 29 November 1971, the former up line now carrying traffic in both directions, and the redundant down platform was removed. By September 1980, the former GWR waiting shelter had been replaced by a simple shelter open on three sides. On 9 March 1987, the former up platform was also taken out of use, being replaced by one which had been built over the site of the former down line.[4]
Since at least February 1999, the station has been served by just one train per day in each direction.[5] It is situated some distance from the village of Finstock which, for the first half of the 20th century, comprised no more than 470 inhabitants.[6] Evidence of the former up platform and access ramp is now covered by overgrowth.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Robertson, Kevin (1990). Great Western Railway Halts. 1. Pinner: Irwell Press. ISBN 1-871608-17-1.
- ^ Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith (27 September 2003). Oxford to Moreton-in-Marsh. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. figs. 48–51. ISBN 1 904474 15 2.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2003, Historical background; figs. 52–53
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2003, fig. 53
- ^ a b Stretton, John (2006). Oxfordshire; A Second Selection. British Railways Past and Present. 55. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-85895-203-1.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Combe | First Great Western Cotswold Line Mondays-Fridays only |
Charlbury | ||
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