Adderbury railway station served the village of Adderbury in Oxfordshire, England.
Adderbury | |
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Remains of the station in 1969. | |
General information | |
Location | Adderbury, Cherwell England |
Grid reference | SP475349 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
6 April 1887 | Station opens |
4 June 1951 | Station closes |
1969 | station closed for freight. |
The station was built by the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway, which was taken over by the Great Western Railway before its opening. When Britain's railways were nationalised in 1948 the B&CDR became part of the Western Region of British Railways, which then withdraw passenger services through Adderbury in 1951. Line through the station closed completely in 1969.
A housing estate has now been built on the station site and no trace of the railway remains.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Milton Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway |
Kings Sutton Line closed, station open |
Closed railway stations in Oxfordshire | |
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Great Western Main Line | |
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway | |
Cherwell Valley line |
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Witney Railway; East Gloucestershire Railway | |
Wycombe Railway | |
Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway | |
Chiltern Main Line |
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Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway |
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Great Central Main Line | |
Varsity Line |
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Banbury to Verney Junction branch line | |
Blenheim and Woodstock branch line | |
Short branches |