Abingdon Road Halt railway station

Abingdon Road Halt railway station was built by the Great Western Railway to serve South Hinksey, a village near Oxford.

Not to be confused with Abingdon Road railway station, an early name for Culham railway station.

Abingdon Road Halt
LocationNew Hinksey, City of Oxford
England
Coordinates51.7300°N 1.2524°W / 51.7300; -1.2524
Grid referenceSP517037
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 February 1908Opened
22 March 1915Closed

History

The station was situated on the main Didcot to Oxford railway line, to the north of Kennington Junction, the junction for Thame and Princes Risborough. It was on the southern side of Abingdon Road,[1] which crosses the railway here over a brick bridge known locally as the Red Bridge.

It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the route between Oxford and Wheatley.[2][3][4][5]

Services were provided by steam railmotors based at Oxford, which was also the western terminus; the eastern terminus of these services was Wheatley, Thame or Princes Risborough.[6] When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed.[2][3][4][7][8] The line remains open for passenger services between Didcot Parkway and Oxford, but these do not call at Abingdon Road Halt. The line was quadrupled during 1942,[3] and little, if any, trace remains.[9]

Route
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hinksey Halt
Line open, station closed		   Great Western Railway
1908-1915		   Iffley Halt
Line open, station closed

Notes
  1. Simpson 2001, p.61
  2. Butt 1995, p.13
  3. Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Feb), fig. 41
  4. Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Apr), fig. 28
  5. Waters 1986, p.128
  6. Waters 1986, p.30
  7. Waters 1986, pp.31,128
  8. Simpson 2001, p.54
  9. Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Feb), fig. 43

References
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (February 2003). Didcot to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-02-0.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (April 2003). Branch Lines to Princes Risborough. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-05-5.
  • Simpson, Bill (2001). A History of the Railways of Oxfordshire. Part 2: The South. Banbury and Witney: Lamplight. ISBN 1-899246-06-1.
  • Waters, Laurence (1986). Oxford. Rail Centres. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1590-2.


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