Islip railway station
Islip | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Cherwell |
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ISP |
| History | |
| Original company | Buckinghamshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1850 | Opened |
| 1 January 1968 | Closed |
| 13 May 1989 | Reopened |
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
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
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | Chiltern Railways Oxford to Bicester Line |
Bicester Town | ||
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| 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 | ||
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The platform facing toward Oxford -
An FGW Class 165 Thames Turbo leaving Islip in 2010. The station will gain a second platform if the Evergreen 3 project goes ahead.
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References
- ^ 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) - ^ "Oxford to Bicester, Banbury and Worcester". First Great Western. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ Rail Magazine Issue 664, 23rd February - 8th March 2011, page 25 'Chiltern to take over Bicester-Oxford trains'.
External links
- Train times and station information for Islip railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Oxfordshire
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1850
- Railway stations closed in 1968
- Railway stations opened in 1989
- Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways
- DfT Category F2 stations
- 1850 establishments in England
- 1989 establishments in England