| Uffington | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Uffington, District of Vale of White Horse England |
| Grid reference | SU312904 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | GWR |
| Post-grouping | GWR Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 17 December 1840 | GWR opened Faringdon Road to Hay Lane |
| 1 June 1864 | Uffington station opened; Faringdon Railway opened |
| 7 December 1964 | Station closed |
Uffington railway station (sometimes marked as Uffington Junction) is a former station on the Great Western Main Line. The station was located north-east of the village of Uffington, on the east side of the road between Fernham and Baulking.
In 1864 Uffington became a junction as the Faringdon Railway opened between there and the town of Faringdon. In 1886 the GWR took over the Faringdon Railway.
The station closed in 1964 and the station was demolished the following year.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challow Line open, station closed |
British Rail Western Region Great Western Main Line |
Shrivenham Line open, station closed | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Faringdon Line and station closed |
British Rail Western Region Faringdon Branch Line |
Terminus | ||
References
- "New Popular Edition Maps".
- MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 6, 72. OCLC 55853736.
- "Oxfordshire villages: Uffington". www.oxfordshirevillages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.
Further reading
- Vaughan, Adrian (1984). Signalman's Morning/Signalman's Twilight. Pan Books. ISBN 0-330-28345-6. In this omnibus edition of his memoirs, Vaughan describes his time in the early 1960s as a Signalman at Uffington station. Appendices show track layout and signalling.
51°36′44″N 1°33′03″W / 51.6121°N 1.5507°W / 51.6121; -1.5507
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