Tiddington railway station

Tiddington
Location
Place Tiddington
Area South Oxfordshire
Coordinates 51°44′24″N 1°03′50″W / 51.7401°N 1.0638°WCoordinates: 51°44′24″N 1°03′50″W / 51.7401°N 1.0638°W
Grid reference SP647049
Operations
Original company Wycombe Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
24 October 1864 Station opened
7 January 1963 Station closed
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Closed railway stations in Britain
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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 the 1st 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
Wheatley
Line and station closed		   Western Region of British Railways
Wycombe Railway		   Thame
Line and station closed

References

  1. ↑ Oppitz, Leslie (2000). Lost Railways of the Chilterns. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 17. ISBN 1-85306-643-5.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith (April 2003). Branch Lines to Princes Risborough. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Historical Background. ISBN 1-904474-05-5.
  3. ↑ Oppitz 2000, p. 19
  4. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 230. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.