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| Ardley | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Oxfordshire |
| Owned by | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1910 | Station opens as Ardley |
| 1 August 1955 | Station renamed Ardley Halt |
| 7 January 1963 | Station closes |
Ardley railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ardley in Oxfordshire, England. It was on what is now known as the Chiltern Line, south of Ardley Tunnel.
History
Ardley was one of six new stations that the Great Western Railway provided when it opened the high-speed Bicester cut-off line between Princes Risborough and Kings Sutton in 1910. The line became part of the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. British Railways closed Ardley station in 1963.
The site today
Trains of the Chiltern Line pass the site.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicester North Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Bicester "cut-off" |
Aynho Park Line open, station closed | ||
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map.
51°56′19″N 1°13′03″W / 51.93854°N 1.21754°W / 51.93854; -1.21754
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