Wolvercote Halt railway station

Wolvercote Halt was a railway station at Upper Wolvercote near Oxford on the Varsity Line. The London and North Western Railway opened the halt in 1905 and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway closed it in 1926. It was situated on the southern side of First Turn.

Wolvercote Halt
Site of Wolvercote Halt
LocationWolvercote, City of Oxford
England
Grid referenceSP497098
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
Key dates
1905Station opened
1 January 1917closed
5 May 1919opened
1926Station closed

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Port Meadow Halt
Line open; Station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Varsity Line
  Oxford Road Halt
Line open; Station closed

See also

Sources

  • Wolvercote Halt on Disused Stations
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • RAILSCOT on Buckinghamshire Railway


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