Eynsham railway station
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Eynsham railway station served the Oxfordshire village of Eynsham
and the Eynsham Sugar Beet Factory on the Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway
between and . Eynsham station was just south of the village. The Witney Railway opened it in 1861 with one platform. The Great Western Railway
, which took over the Witney Railway in 1890, added a passing loop and second platform in 1944 to handle Second World War
traffic. British Rail
ways closed the station to passengers in 1962 and to goods in 1965.
The station consisted of a wooden building: a standard Great Western Railway signal box
built in 1892 and a stone goods shed. There was a level crossing
at the Oxford end of the station. A enthusiasts' special organised by the Locomotive Club of Great Britain in April 1970 called at the station.
A section of the trackbed between Eynsham and the Siemens
plant on Wharf Road has been converted into the B4449 road to Stanton Harcourt
and Standlake
. Eynsham station site is now covered by buildings and an access road to an office building known as "Station Point". The 1944 platform was dismantled in 1984 by the Great Western Society and is now at the Didcot Railway Centre
.
Eynsham
Eynsham is a village and civil parish about east of Witney in Oxfordshire, England.-History:Eynsham grew up near the historically important ford of Swinford on the River Thames flood plain...
and the Eynsham Sugar Beet Factory on the Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway
Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway
The Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway was a single track railway line, long, in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.-The Witney Railway:In 1849 a branch line was proposed from the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway at Wilcote near Charlbury via North Leigh to Witney, but the route was...
between and . Eynsham station was just south of the village. The Witney Railway opened it in 1861 with one platform. The Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
, which took over the Witney Railway in 1890, added a passing loop and second platform in 1944 to handle Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
traffic. British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
ways closed the station to passengers in 1962 and to goods in 1965.
The station consisted of a wooden building: a standard Great Western Railway signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
built in 1892 and a stone goods shed. There was a level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
at the Oxford end of the station. A enthusiasts' special organised by the Locomotive Club of Great Britain in April 1970 called at the station.
A section of the trackbed between Eynsham and the Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
plant on Wharf Road has been converted into the B4449 road to Stanton Harcourt
Stanton Harcourt
Stanton Harcourt is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about southeast of Witney and west of Oxford.-Archaeology:Within the parish of Stanton Harcourt is a series of paleochannel deposits buried beneath the second gravel terrace of the river Thames...
and Standlake
Standlake
Standlake is a village and civil parish about southeast of Witney and west of Oxford. The parish includes the hamlet of Brighthampton. The River Windrush flows past the village and with its tributary Medley Brook it forms much of the eastern boundary of the parish. The western boundary has been...
. Eynsham station site is now covered by buildings and an access road to an office building known as "Station Point". The 1944 platform was dismantled in 1984 by the Great Western Society and is now at the Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot Railway Centre, located in the town of Didcot in the English county of Oxfordshire, is based around the site of a comprehensive "engine shed" which became redundant after the nationalisation of the UK railways, due to the gradual changeover from steam to diesel motive power.-Description:The...
.