Blenheim and Woodstock railway station
| Blenheim & Woodstock | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Woodstock |
| Area | West Oxfordshire |
| Grid reference | SP446167 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Woodstock Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | GWR |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 19 May 1890 | Station opens |
| 1 March 1954 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Blenheim & Woodstock was a railway station constructed in the neoclassical style which served the town of Woodstock and Blenheim Palace in the English county of Oxfordshire. The station, as well as the line, was constructed by the Duke of Marlborough[1] and was privately run until 1897 when it became part of the Great Western Railway. The number of trains serving the station was cut in the late 1930s, and again in 1952 down to only six trains a day.[2] The last train ran on 27 February 1954 adorned with a wreath.
The station building was initially converted into a garage and petrol station. Then the forecourt of the site was no longer used as a petrol station, but for used car sales only with a building company using some of the land behind the station. There was some talk of the building being demolished for building on the site[3] but after a few years this had not materialised despite plans being submitted.[4] In 2013 the land behind the station building was built on as a small estate of high specification houses, and the station building has been retained with no major changes to the main structure but small changes to the detail. It is now to be used as small offices and commercial premises. The forecourt is now a small landscaped garden.
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line |
Terminus | ||
References
- ↑ Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books p. 128.
- ↑ Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books p. 129.
- ↑ Rivett, Jen (18 January 2010). "Objectors step up fight over old Woodstock railway station". Oxford Mail (Newsquest Media Group). Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ Glanville Consultants (13 May 2010). "Transport Statement: Oxford Road, Woodstock" (PDF). Retrieved 22 October 2010.
External links
- 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Station and Line on navigable 1947 O.S. map
- Photograph of Station today
Coordinates: 51°50′49″N 1°21′07″W / 51.84686°N 1.35199°W