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Revision as of 17:43, 22 February 2014

Islip
General information
LocationCherwell
Managed byChiltern Railways
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeISP
History
Original companyBuckinghamshire Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 October 1850Opened
1 January 1968Closed
13 May 1989Reopened

Islip railway station serves the village of Islip, Oxfordshire, England. Islip is north-east of Oxford. Services run south to Oxford 5 miles (8 km) away and north-east to Bicester Town.

Islip is served by Chiltern Railways using Class 165 Diesel Multiple Units.

History

A 1902 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Islip

On 1 October 1850 the Buckinghamshire Railway opened Islip station[1] as a double tracked two-platform station with a goods shed.

In December 1968 British Railways withdrew passenger services from the Buckinghamshire Railway between Oxford and Bletchley and closed all intermediate stations including Islip;[2] closure was effective from 1 January 1968.[1]

In 1987 Network SouthEast reintroduced passenger services on the Oxford to Bicester Line and on 13 May 1989 Islip was reopened[1] as a single platform unstaffed halt.

Services

From December 2008 the service on Mondays to Saturdays was improved with an evening service and a doubling of the service on Saturdays. There are now 11 trains on Mondays to Thursdays, 12 on Fridays and 13 on Saturdays. From May 2009 further improvements saw extra trains during the daytime on Mondays to Fridays and a new all-year round Sunday service, with trains every 90 minutes.

On 22 May 2011, Chiltern Railways took over all passenger operations from this station from the previous operator First Great Western. This is in advance of the new London Marylebone to Oxford service which was due to start in 2013.[3] This has since been amended to 2015.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Oxford   Chiltern Railways
Oxford to Bicester Line

Replacement Bus Service

  Bicester Town
  {{{text}}}  
Oxford Parkway   Chiltern Railways
London Marylebone - Oxford
  Bicester Town
  Historical railways  
Oxford Road Halt
Line open, station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Varsity Line
  Oddington Halt
Line open, station closed

References

  1. ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 128. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ "Oxford to Bicester, Banbury and Worcester". First Great Western. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  3. ^ Rail Magazine Issue 664, 23rd February - 8th March 2011, page 25 'Chiltern to take over Bicester-Oxford trains'.

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