Tiddington railway station
Tiddington | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Tiddington, South Oxfordshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°44′24″N 1°03′50″W / 51.7401°N 1.0638°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP647049 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Wycombe Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1866 | Station opened | ||||
| 7 January 1963 | Station closed | ||||
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Tiddington railway station was on the Wycombe Railway and served the village of Tiddington, Oxfordshire.
On 24 October 1864 the Wycombe Railway opened an extension from Thame to Oxford.[1][2] The line passed just south of Tiddington, although Tiddington was not provided at first with a station, the station being opened and appearing on timetables for the first time on 1 June 1866. The station building being constructed in timber with a small canopy over part of the platform. A signal box was provided in 1892 but was downgraded to a ground frame by 1907.
On 7 January 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough and Oxford,[2][3] closed all intermediate stations including Tiddington,[4] and dismantled the track between Thame and Morris Cowley.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Wheatley Line and station closed |
Western Region of British Railways Wycombe Railway |
Thame Line and station closed |
References
- ^ Oppitz, Leslie (2000). Lost Railways of the Chilterns. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 17. ISBN 1-85306-643-5.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith (April 2003). Branch Lines to Princes Risborough. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Historical Background. ISBN 1-904474-05-5.
- ^ Oppitz 2000, p. 19
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 230. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.