Abingdon Road Halt | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | New Hinksey, City of Oxford |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.73°N -1.2524°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Great Western Railway |
Pregroup: | Great Western Railway |
Years1: | 1 February 1908 |
Events1: | Opened |
Years2: | 22 March 1915 |
Events2: | Closed |
Abingdon Road Halt railway station was built by the Great Western Railway to serve South Hinksey, a village near Oxford.
The station was situated on the main Didcot to railway line, to the north of Kennington Junction, the junction for and . It was on the southern side of Abingdon Road,[1] which crosses the railway here over a brick bridge known locally as the Red Bridge.
It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the route between Oxford and .[2] [3] [4] [5]
Services were provided by steam railmotors based at Oxford, which was also the western terminus; the eastern terminus of these services was, or .[6] When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed.[7] [8] The line remains open for passenger services between and, but these do not call at Abingdon Road Halt. The line was quadrupled during 1942, and little, if any, trace remains.[9]