Littlemore railway station

Littlemore
Location
Place Littlemore
Area City of Oxford
Coordinates 51°43′07″N 1°13′29″W / 51.71856°N 1.22481°W / 51.71856; -1.22481Coordinates: 51°43′07″N 1°13′29″W / 51.71856°N 1.22481°W / 51.71856; -1.22481
Grid reference SP536024
Operations
Original company Wycombe Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
1864 Opened
1963 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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Littlemore railway station was on the Wycombe Railway and served Littlemore in Oxfordshire. Littlemore was then a village but is now a suburb of Oxford.

The Wycombe Railway opened the station in 1864 as part of its extension from Thame to Oxford.

In 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough and Oxford and closed all intermediate stations including Littlemore. The line through Littlemore remains open for freight traffic between the Didcot - Oxford main line at Kennington Junction and the BMW Mini factory at Cowley.

In November 2014 Chiltern Railways ran a train filled with investors and local businessmen along the track to a temporary station at Oxford Science Park, signalling the possibility of a station in Littlemore by 2020.[1][2]

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Iffley Halt   Wycombe Railway
Until 1963		   Morris Cowley

References

  1. ↑ http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/11582194.Special_train_shows_potential_for_reopening_Oxford_s_Cowley_branch_line_to_passengers___Audio/
  2. ↑ http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/chiltern-railways-showcases-cowley-london-proposition-set-bring-major-economic-benefits-region


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