Challow | |
|---|---|
 Challow station in 2007, with little remaining of the original station | |
| General information | |
| Location | West Challow, District of Vale of White Horse England |
| Grid reference | SU355905 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | GWR Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 20 July 1840 | Opened as Faringdon Road |
| 1 June 1864 | Renamed Challow[1] |
| 1932 | Rebuilt |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed to passengers |
| 29 March 1965 | Closed to freight |
Challow railway station is a former railway station[2] about 2 miles (3 km) south of Stanford in the Vale on the A417 road between Wantage and Faringdon. It is named after the villages of West Challow and East Challow, which are 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and 2.5 miles (4 km) southeast of the former station.
- ^ Opening of the Faringdon Branch. Paddington: Great Western Railway (Accountants's Office). Circular A 204. 31 May 1864.
- ^ Vaughan, Adrian (2012). Signalman's Nightmare. Amberley Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 9781445611136.
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