Banbury Merton Street railway station

Banbury Merton Street
Station building in March 1961.
General information
LocationBanbury, Cherwell, Oxfordshire
England
Grid referenceSP463405
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBuckinghamshire Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 May 1850Opened (Banbury)
By April 1910Renamed (Banbury Merton Street)
2 January 1961Closed to passengers
6 June 1966Closed to goods

Banbury Merton Street was the first railway station to serve the Oxfordshire market town of Banbury in England. It opened in 1850 as the northern terminus of the Buckinghamshire Railway providing connections to Bletchley and Oxford and closing for passengers in 1961 and goods in 1966.