Witney railway station

Witney
GWR 7400 No. 7412 at Witney with an Oxford-Fairford service in 1962, while the driver exchanges the single-line tablet with the porter-signalman
General information
LocationWitney, West Oxfordshire
England
Coordinates51°46′38″N 1°29′07″W / 51.77725°N 1.48540°W / 51.77725; -1.48540
Grid referenceSP356088
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEast Gloucestershire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
15 January 1873 (1873-01-15)Opened
18 June 1962Closed to passengers
c. 1965Closed to goods

Witney railway station served the Oxfordshire town of Witney on the Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway line.[1] It consisted of two stone-built platforms, a station building, a signal box, and a shed in the form of a pagoda.

  1. ^ Conolly (1976), p. 10, section E5.