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
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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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

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


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