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Littlemore railway station

Coordinates: 51°43′07″N 1°13′29″W / 51.71856°N 1.22481°W / 51.71856; -1.22481
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Littlemore
General information
LocationCity of Oxford
Coordinates51°43′07″N 1°13′29″W / 51.71856°N 1.22481°W / 51.71856; -1.22481
Platforms1
History
Original companyWycombe Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1864Opened
1963Closed

Littlemore railway station was on the Wycombe Railway and served Littlemore in Oxfordshire. Littlemore was then a village but is now a suburb of Oxford.

The Wycombe Railway opened the station in 1864 as part of its extension from Thame to Oxford.

In 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough and Oxford and closed all intermediate stations including Littlemore. The line through Littlemore remains open for freight traffic between the Didcot - Oxford main line at Kennington Junction and the BMW Mini factory at Cowley.

In November 2014 Chiltern Railways ran a train filled with investors and local businessmen along the track to a temporary station at Oxford Science Park, signalling the possibility of a station in Littlemore by 2020.[1][2]

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Iffley Halt   Great Western Railway
  Morris Cowley

References

  1. ^ http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/11582194.Special_train_shows_potential_for_reopening_Oxford_s_Cowley_branch_line_to_passengers___Audio/
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)