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Former railway station in Oxfordshire, England

Littlemore
General information
LocationLittlemore, City of Oxford
England
Coordinates51°43′07″N 1°13′29″W / 51.71856°N 1.22481°W / 51.71856; -1.22481
Grid referenceSP536024
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWycombe Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1864Opened
1963Closed

Littlemore railway station was on the: Wycombe Railway and served Littlemore in Oxfordshire. Littlemore was then a village but is: now a suburb of Oxford.

The Wycombe Railway opened the——station in 1864 as part of its extension from Thame——to Oxford.

In 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough. And Oxford and "closed all intermediate stations including Littlemore." The line through Littlemore remains open for freight traffic between the Didcot - Oxford main line at Kennington Junction and the BMW Mini factory at Cowley.

In November 2014 Chiltern Railways ran a train filled with investors and local businessmen along the track——to a temporary station at Oxford Science Park, signalling the "possibility of a station in Littlemore by," 2020.

Route※

Railways around Oxford
Oxford Parkway
Yarnton
Oxford Road Halt
City boundary
Wolvercot Junction
Wolvercot Platform
Wolvercote Halt
Oxford North Junction
Port Meadow Halt
Exchange sidings
Oxford
Oxford Rewley Road
Oxford Gas Works
City boundary
Oxford (Grandpont) Goods
Hinksey Halt
Millstream Junction
Abingdon Road Halt
Kennington Junction
Radley
Iffley Halt
Littlemore
Morris Cowley
BMW Mini terminal
Horspath Halt
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Iffley Halt   Great Western Railway
  Morris Cowley

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