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Revision as of 14:38, 15 October 2010
Bletchington railway station | |
|---|---|
 The station in 1961 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cherwell |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Oxford and Rugby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | GWR |
| Key dates | |
| 1850 | Station opens |
| 1964 | Station closes |
Bletchington railway station is a disused station located in the hamlet of Enslow over 1 mile east of the village of Bletchingdon which gave the station its final name. The station had a number of names during its period of operation, 'Woodstock', 'Woodstock Road' and 'Kirtlington'.
History
The Oxford and Rugby Railway planned a railway between those two points, which was authorised on 4 August 1845;[1] construction begain in 1846,[2] but before any portion was open, it was absorbed by the Great Western Railway. The line opened as far as Banbury on 2 September 1850, and there were three intermediate stations,[3][4] the southernmost being Woodstock Road.[3][4] Upon the opening of a different station named Woodstock Road in 1855, this station was renamed Kirtlington;[3][5][6] and following rebuilding it was renamed for a final time on 11 August 1890, becoming Bletchington.[3][5][6] It is possible that the original name of this station was Woodstock, becoming Woodstock Road in May 1851[5] or 1852.[7]
The station was closed to passengers on 2 November 1964,[8][7] and to goods on 21 June 1965.[8] Although the station building survives much of the station site is now occupied by an industrial estate.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidlington Line open and station closed |
Great Western Railway Cherwell Valley Line |
Tackley Line and station open | ||
Notes
- ^ MacDermot 1927, p. 229.
- ^ MacDermot 1927, p. 295.
- ^ a b c d MacDermot 1927, p. 300.
- ^ a b Simpson 1997, p. 60.
- ^ a b c Mitchell & Smith 2003, fig. XVIII.
- ^ a b Simpson 1997, pp. 61, 85.
- ^ a b Simpson 1997, p. 85.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 2003, fig. 81.
References
- MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. Vol. I (1st ed.). Paddington: Great Western Railway.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Didcot to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 904474 02 0.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Simpson, Bill (1997). A History of the Railways of Oxfordshire. Vol. Part 1: The North. Banbury and Witney: Lamplight. ISBN 1 899246 02 9.
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External links
51°51′38″N 1°18′03″W / 51.86059°N 1.30091°W
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