Launton railway station

Launton
DMU departs from station in 1967.
Location
Place	Launton
Area	Cherwell
Grid reference	SP618235
Operations
Original company	Buckinghamshire Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1852	Opened
1 January 1968	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Launton railway station served the village of Launton in Oxfordshire. It was on the Varsity Line between Bletchley and Oxford. The station opened in 1852; British Railways closed Launton station, and withdrew passenger services at the end of 1967.

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Bicester London Road Line closed, station open		London and North Western Railway Varsity Line		Marsh Gibbon and Poundon Line and station closed

Sources

"Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

Coordinates: 51°54′26″N 1°06′08″W / 51.9071°N 1.1022°W / 51.9071; -1.1022

Closed railway stations in Oxfordshire

Great Western Main Line	Challow Moulsford Shrivenham Steventon Uffington Wantage Road

Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway	Churn Upton and Blewbury

Cherwell Valley Line	Abingdon Junction Abingdon Road Halt Bletchington Fritwell & Somerton Hinksey Halt Kidlington Wolvercot Platform

Witney Railway; East Gloucestershire Railway	Alvescot Brize Norton and Bampton Carterton (Oxfordshire) Cassington Halt Eynsham Kelmscott and Langford South Leigh Witney Witney (goods) Yarnton

Wycombe Railway	Horspath Halt Iffley Halt Littlemore Morris Cowley Thame Tiddington Towersey Halt Wheatley

Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway	Aston Rowant Chinnor Kingston Crossing Halt Lewknor Bridge Halt Wainhill Crossing Halt Watlington

Chiltern Main Line	Ardley Blackthorn Cropredy

Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway	Adderbury Bloxham Chipping Norton Hook Norton Milton Halt Rollright Halt Sarsden Halt

Great Central Main Line	Chalcombe Road Halt Finmere

Varsity Line	Charlton Halt Launton Oddington Halt Oxford Rewley Road Oxford Road Halt Port Meadow Halt Wendlebury Halt Wolvercote Halt

Banbury to Verney Junction Branch Line	Banbury Merton Street

Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line	Blenheim and Woodstock Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt

Short branches	Abingdon Faringdon Wallingford Wantage

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