King's Sutton railway station
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| King's Sutton | |
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| Location | |
| Place | King's Sutton |
| Local authority | South Northamptonshire |
| Grid reference | SP494360 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KGS |
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 40,321 |
| 2005/06 * | 35,215 |
| 2006/07 * | 39,090 |
| 2007/08 * | 44,512 |
| History | |
| Opened 2 August 1872 | |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | GWR |
| Post-grouping | GWR |
| 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 passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at King's Sutton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
King's Sutton railway station serves the village of King's Sutton in Northamptonshire, England. It is also the nearest railway station to the town of Brackley. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways, who provide services along with First Great Western.
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[edit] History
The Great Western Railway built the Oxford - Banbury section of the Oxford and Rugby Railway between 1845 and 1850. However, the GWR did not open a station at King's Sutton station until 1872.[1] By 1881 the arrival of the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway via Chipping Norton had made King's Sutton a junction. British Railways withdrew passenger services between King's Sutton and Chipping Norton in 1951 and closed the B&CDR line to freight traffic in 1964. The station was reduced to an unstaffed halt from 2 November 1964.[2]
BR removed King's Sutton station footbridge in the 1960s. A local campaign group won a review to have the passenger bridge reinstated by 2005. In 2007 the new bridge was erected and the old passenger shelter on the "up" platform was replaced by a new plastic and metal 'bus-shelter' style one.
A late night robbery in 2001 led Chiltern Railways to raise security concerns. As a result CCTV cameras were installed in 2002.
[edit] Routes and operators
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Banbury | First Great Western Cherwell Valley Line |
Heyford | ||
| Banbury | Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham |
Bicester North | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Banbury Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Oxford and Rugby Railway |
Aynho for Deddington Line open, station closed |
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| Great Western Railway Bicester "cut-off" |
Aynho Park Platform Line open, station closed |
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| Great Western Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway |
Adderbury Line and station closed |
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[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for King's Sutton railway station from National Rail
[edit] References
- ^ Compton, Hugh J. (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 117. ISBN 0 7153 7238 6.
- ^ "Services withdrawn by L.M.R.". Railway Magazine (Westminster: Tothill Press) 110 (764): p.920. December 1964.
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Coordinates: 52°01′16″N 1°16′52″W / 52.021°N 1.281°W
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