Yarnton railway station

Yarnton
The footpath near the site of the station in 2013
General information
LocationYarnton, Cherwell
England
Coordinates51°47′57″N 1°18′49″W / 51.79917°N 1.31357°W / 51.79917; -1.31357
Grid referenceSP473114
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWest Midland Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
14 November 1861Station opens
18 June 1962Station closes

Yarnton Junction was a three-platform station serving the village of Yarnton, Oxfordshire. It was built in 1861 at the junction of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway and Witney Railway, north of Oxford. British Railways closed the station to passengers in 1962 and it was demolished c. 1965.[1]

  1. ^ "Yarnton: Introduction". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12: Wootton Hundred (South) including Woodstock. Vol. 12. 1990. pp. 470–475. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

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