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King's Sutton railway station serves the village of King's Sutton in Northamptonshire, England. It is also the nearest railway station to the town of Brackley. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways, who provide services along with First Great Western.

The Great Western Railway built the Oxford - Banbury section of the Oxford and Rugby Railway between 1845 and 1850. However, the GWR did not open a station at King's Sutton station until 1872. By 1881 the arrival of the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway via Chipping Norton had made King's Sutton a junction. British Railways withdrew passenger services between King's Sutton and Chipping Norton in 1951 and closed the B&CDR line to freight traffic in 1964.

BR removed King's Sutton station footbridge in the 1960s. A local campaign group won a review to have the passenger bridge reinstated by 2005. In 2007 the new bridge was erected and the old passenger shelter on the "up" platform was replaced by a new plastic and metal 'bus-shelter' style one.

A late night robbery in 2001 led Chiltern Railways to raise security concerns. As a result CCTV cameras were installed in 2002.

Routes and operators

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Banbury		First Great Western Cherwell Valley Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Heyford
Banbury		Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham		Bicester North
	Historical railways
Banbury Line and station open		Great Western Railway Oxford and Rugby Railway		Aynho for Deddington Line open, station closed
Banbury Line and station open		Great Western Railway Bicester "cut-off"		Aynho Park Platform Line open, station closed
Banbury Line and station open		Great Western Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway		Adderbury Line and station closed

External links

• Train times and station information for Kings Sutton railway station from National Rail

References

1. Compton, Hugh J (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 117. ISBN 0 7153 7238 6. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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