Watlington railway station (Oxfordshire)

Oxfordshire railway terminus

Watlington

General information
Location| Watlington, South Oxfordshire
England
Coordinates| 51°39′04″N 0°59′43″W﻿ / ﻿51.6511°N 0.9953°W﻿ / 51.6511; -0.9953
Grid reference| SU696952
Platforms| 1
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway
Pre-grouping| Great Western Railway
Post-grouping| Great Western Railway
Key dates
15 August 1872| Station opened
1 July 1957| Station closed to passengers
2 January 1961| Station closed-completely

Watlington railway station in Oxfordshire was the terminus of the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway and opened in 1872. Watlington station was not in Watlington itself, but in the parish of Pyrton half a mile from Watlington.

The line was always single track. The facilities at Watlington station included a stone-built passenger building, a goods shed, and locomotive and carriage sheds.

The line was projected to be extended to Wallingford, where it would complete a cross-country line between Cholsey and Princes Risborough. Due to financial difficulties the Watlington - Wallingford section was never built.

British Railways closed the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway to passengers in 1957[1][2] and to goods in 1961. Remains of the buildings exist, heavily overgrown, on private land.

## See also[edit]

* List of closed railway stations in Britain

## References[edit]

1. ^ Oppitz, 2000, page 22
2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 444\. OCLC 931112387.

## Bibliography[edit]

* Karau, Paul; Turner, Chris (1998). Country branch line: An intimate portrait of the Watlington branch. Vol 1: The story of the line from 1872-1961. Didcot: Wild Swan. ISBN 1-874103-43-7.
* Karau, Paul; Turner, Chris (1998). Country branch line: An intimate portrait of the Watlington branch. Vol 2: The stations. Didcot: Wild Swan. ISBN 1-874103-46-1.
* Oppitz, Leslie (2000). Lost Railways of the Chilterns. Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 20–23. ISBN 1-85306-643-5.
* Holden, J S (1974). The Watlington Branch. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-902888-41-2.

## External links[edit]

* Station on Disused Stations

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Lewknor Bridge Halt
Line and station closed |  | Great Western Railway
Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway |  | Terminus

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Closed railway stations in Oxfordshire

Great Western Main Line|

* Challow
* Moulsford
* Shrivenham
* Steventon
* Uffington
* Wantage Road

Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway|

* Churn
* Upton and Blewbury

Cherwell Valley line|

* Abingdon Junction
* Abingdon Road Halt
* Bletchington
* Fritwell & Somerton
* Hinksey Halt
* Kidlington
* Wolvercot Platform

Witney Railway; East Gloucestershire Railway|

* Alvescot
* Brize Norton and Bampton
* Carterton
* Cassington Halt
* Eynsham
* Kelmscott and Langford
* South Leigh
* Witney
* Witney (goods)
* Yarnton

Wycombe Railway|

* Horspath Halt
* Iffley Halt
* Littlemore
* Morris Cowley
* Thame
* Tiddington
* Towersey Halt
* Wheatley

Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway|

* Aston Rowant
* Chinnor
* Kingston Crossing Halt
* Lewknor Bridge Halt
* Wainhill Crossing Halt
* Watlington

Chiltern Main Line|

* Ardley
* Blackthorn
* Cropredy

Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway|

* Adderbury
* Bloxham
* Chipping Norton
* Hook Norton
* Milton Halt
* Rollright Halt
* Sarsden Halt

Great Central Main Line|

* Chalcombe Road Halt
* Finmere

Varsity Line|

* Charlton Halt
* Launton
* Oddington Halt
* Oxford Rewley Road
* Oxford Road Halt
* Port Meadow Halt
* Wendlebury Halt
* Wolvercote Halt

Banbury to Verney Junction branch line|

* Banbury Merton Street

Blenheim and Woodstock branch line|

* Blenheim and Woodstock
* Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt

Short branches|

* Abingdon
* Faringdon
* Wallingford
* Wantage

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