Wheatley railway station was on the Wycombe Railway and served the village of Wheatley in Oxfordshire.
Wheatley | |
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General information | |
Location | Wheatley, South Oxfordshire England |
Grid reference | SP595055 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Wycombe Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1864 | Station opened |
1963 | Station closed |
It was opened in 1864 as part of an extension from Thame to Oxford. The railway crossed the steep road of Ladder Hill by a bridge. The station was on the east side of Ladder Hill.
In January 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough and Oxford, and closed all intermediate stations including Wheatley. The station and route were included in the 1963 Beeching Report, even though passenger services had already ended. Some goods services and diverted passenger trains continued along the line until the track was closed between Thame and Morris Cowley in 1968.
Kelham Hall Drive and Kimber Close have been built on the site of Wheatley station. One of the pub's bars is decorated with many items of railway memorabilia, some of which relate to the former railway through Wheatley station.[1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Horspath Halt Line closed, station closed |
Western Region of British Railways Wycombe Railway |
Tiddington Line closed, station closed |
Closed railway stations in Oxfordshire | |
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Great Western Main Line |
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Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
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Cherwell Valley line |
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Witney Railway; East Gloucestershire Railway |
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Wycombe Railway |
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Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway |
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Chiltern Main Line |
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Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway |
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Great Central Main Line |
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Varsity Line |
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Banbury to Verney Junction branch line | |
Blenheim and Woodstock branch line |
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Short branches |
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