Wolvercote Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Oxfordshire, England

Wolvercote Halt
Site of Wolvercote Halt
General information
LocationWolvercote, City of Oxford
England
Grid referenceSP497098
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
Key dates
1905Station opened
1 January 1917closed
5 May 1919opened
1926Station closed

Wolvercote Halt was a railway station at Upper Wolvercote near Oxford on the Varsity Line. The London and North Western Railway opened the halt in 1905 and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway closed it in 1926.[1] It was situated on the southern side of First Turn.

Route

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Railways around Oxford
Legend
to Banbury
to Witney and Fairford
Oxford Parkway
Yarnton
Oxford Road Halt
Yarnton Loop
City boundary
Wolvercot Junction
Wolvercot Platform
Wolvercote Halt
Oxford North Junction
Port Meadow Halt
Exchange sidings
Oxford
Oxford Rewley Road
Oxford Gas Works
City boundary
Oxford (Grandpont) Goods
Hinksey Halt
Millstream Junction
Abingdon Road Halt
Kennington Junction
Radley
Iffley Halt
Littlemore
Morris Cowley
BMW Mini terminal
Horspath Halt
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Port Meadow Halt
Line open; Station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Varsity Line
  Oxford Road Halt
Line open; Station closed

See also

References

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 462. OCLC 931112387.

Sources

  • Wolvercote Halt on Disused Stations
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

51°47′07″N 1°16′47″W / 51.7852°N 1.2797°W / 51.7852; -1.2797

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Closed railway stations in Oxfordshire
Great Western Main Line
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Cherwell Valley line
Witney Railway; East Gloucestershire Railway
Wycombe Railway
Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway
Chiltern Main Line
Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway
Great Central Main Line
Varsity Line
Banbury to Verney Junction branch line
Blenheim and Woodstock branch line
Short branches


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