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Cropredy railway station was formerly a railway station on the Great Western Railway at Great Bourton, Oxfordshire, serving the village of Cropredy.[1][2] The station building was made of brick and wood,[3] and there was a goods siding and goods shed from [4][5][6][7][8]
Cropredy | |
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![]() Site of Cropredy station in 2000. | |
General information | |
Location | Great Bourton, District of Cherwell England |
Grid reference | SP465462 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Oxford and Rugby Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1854 | Station opens |
1956 | Station closes |
The Oxford and Rugby Railway had been built from Oxford northwards past Cropredy by 1852.[2] It never reached Rugby, but at Fenny Compton it met the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway and thus became part of an important north–south main line.[2]
The Great Western Railway took over the O&RR before it was completed, and opened Cropredy railway station in 1854 to serve the village of that name. The buildings were all wooden, situated on a brick platform in 1908. [3] British Railways closed the station in 1956.[2] The station was demolished and few traces remain.[2] The railway remains open as part of the Chiltern Main Line.[2]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Banbury Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Chiltern Main Line |
Fenny Compton Line open, station closed |