Littlemore railway station explained

Littlemore
Status:Disused
Borough:Littlemore, City of Oxford
Country:England
Coordinates:51.7186°N -1.2248°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Wycombe Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1864
Events:Opened
Years1:1963
Events1:Closed

Littlemore railway station was on the Wycombe Railway and served Littlemore in Oxfordshire. Littlemore was then a village but is now a suburb of Oxford.

The Wycombe Railway opened the station in 1864 as part of its extension from Thame to Oxford.

In 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough and Oxford and closed all intermediate stations including Littlemore. The line through Littlemore remains open for freight traffic between the Didcot - Oxford main line at Kennington Junction and the BMW Mini factory at Cowley.

In November 2014 Chiltern Railways ran a train filled with investors and local businessmen along the track to a temporary station at Oxford Science Park, signalling the possibility of a station in Littlemore by 2020.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Special train shows potential for reopening Oxford's Cowley branch line to passengers + Audio.
  2. Web site: Chiltern Railways - Chiltern Railways showcases Cowley to London Proposition set to bring major economic benefits to the region - Latest News . 2015-02-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150203015741/http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/chiltern-railways-showcases-cowley-london-proposition-set-bring-major-economic-benefits-region . 3 February 2015 . dmy-all .