Witney railway station (goods)

Witney (Goods)
General information
LocationWitney, West Oxfordshire
England
Coordinates51°46′38″N 1°28′50″W / 51.77722°N 1.48056°W / 51.77722; -1.48056
Grid referenceSP357090
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWitney Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
14 November 1861Station opens
15 January 1873Station closes to passengers
2 November 1970Station closes to goods

Witney goods station served the Oxfordshire town of Witney on the Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway. It consisted of seven sidings, a goods shed, a wooden parcel office and a cattle dock. It also had an engine shed, which was demolished early in the twentieth century. Following the opening of the East Gloucestershire Railway in 1873, the station became a goods depot, with passengers using the second station situated to the south. The original station remained open to goods traffic until 1970.