Abingdon Junction railway station

Not to be confused with Abingdon Road Halt, open between 1908 and 1915.
Abingdon Junction
Location
Place near Radley
Area Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire
Grid reference SU525975
Operations
Original company Abingdon Railway Company
Platforms ?
History
2 June 1856[1] Opened
8 September 1873[2] Closed
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Abingdon Junction railway station was a junction station for the branch line to Abingdon. It was opened by the Abingdon Railway Company on 2 June 1856[1] along with the branch, and was subsequently closed and replaced by Radley railway station on 8 September 1873.[2] Radley station was in a more convenient place for access. At the same time as the station's opening, the next station to the south, formerly known as Abingdon Road was renamed Culham.[3]

Located at the point where the branch diverges from the main line, Abingdon Junction was provided purely for interchange for services to Oxford, Culham and Didcot and was not shown in timetables.[4][5][6] No proper road access to the station was provided and only modest passenger facilities were afforded consisting of two facing wooden platforms[7] with a small building constructed on the up main side and a run-around loop for branch services and connections with the main line.[7]

Following the conversion of the branch to standard gauge in November 1872, works began to extend the line a further ¾ mile northwards alongside the main line to reach a new station at Radley where it terminated in a bay platform on the station's west side. The station building from Abingdon Junction was transported to Radley where it was sited just south of the road bridge, most likely on the down side.[8] It remained there until well into British Railways days and was used by gangers and platelayers.[9] The remains of Abingdon Junction survived for several years before their demolition, so that the only trace of the station today is the widened formation to the west of the main line before the Abingdon branch curved away.[10]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Oxford   Great Western Railway
Cherwell Valley Line
  Culham
Disused railways
Abingdon   Abingdon Railway Company
Abingdon Branch Line
  Terminus

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Coordinates: 51°40′26″N 1°14′32″W / 51.67383°N 1.24218°W / 51.67383; -1.24218

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