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In 1837 the first Bill for a railway to
Abingdon was laid before Parliament; it would have brought a direct line from Didcot to Oxford through the town. The House of Commons passed the Bill, but the Lords rejected it. The Bill for the Oxford line was revived in the following year, but so strong was
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and was not shown in timetables. No proper road access to the station was provided and only modest passenger facilities were afforded consisting of two facing wooden platforms with a small building constructed on the up main side and a
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the opposition of Mr. Duffield, Abingdon's M.P., that the proposed line was forced to by-pass
Abingdon; it eventually opened on 12 June 1844 and ran no nearer to Abingdon than the village of Radley, some two miles to the east.
210:. The remains of Abingdon Junction survived for several years before their demolition, so that the only trace of the station today is the widened formation to the west of the main line before the Abingdon branch curved away.
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on the station's west side. The station building from
Abingdon Junction was transported to Radley, where it was sited just south of the road bridge, most likely on the down side. It remained there until well into
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on 8 September 1873. Radley station was in a more convenient place for access. At the same time as the station's opening, the next station to the south, formerly known as
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Located at the point where the branch diverges from the main line, Abingdon
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for branch services and connections with the main line.
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1138:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1873
1133:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856
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525:Trippett, Nigel; de Courtais, Nicholas (1985).
150:was a junction station for the branch line to
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189:Following the conversion of the branch to
850:Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway
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510:. Witney, Oxon: Lamplight Publications.
1128:Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire
659:Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
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921:Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway
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495:History of the Great Western Railway
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1063:Blenheim and Woodstock branch line
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457:The Directory of Railway Stations
206:days and was used by gangers and
148:Abingdon Junction railway station
459:. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
439:Trippett & de Courtais 1985
427:Trippett & de Courtais 1985
415:Trippett & de Courtais 1985
403:Trippett & de Courtais 1985
352:Trains Illustrated. June 1954.
341:Trippett & de Courtais 1985
474:Clinker, C.R. (October 1978).
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20:, open between 1908 and 1915.
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108:Abingdon Railway Company
16:Not to be confused with
969:Great Central Main Line
705:Fritwell & Somerton
616:Great Western Main Line
1071:Blenheim and Woodstock
878:Wainhill Crossing Halt
868:Kingston Crossing Halt
767:Kelmscott and Langford
506:Simpson, Bill (2001).
156:Radley railway station
1053:Banbury Merton Street
499:Great Western Railway
455:Butt, R.V.J. (1995).
238:Great Western Railway
682:Cherwell Valley line
562:51.67383°N 1.24218°W
281:Abingdon Branch Line
243:Cherwell Valley Line
977:Chalcombe Road Halt
873:Lewknor Bridge Halt
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527:The Abingdon Branch
378:, pp. 408–409.
220:Historical railways
53:Vale of White Horse
39:General information
1015:Oxford Rewley Road
893:Chiltern Main Line
720:Wolvercot Platform
695:Abingdon Road Halt
672:Upton and Blewbury
567:51.67383; -1.24218
363:"Disused Stations"
224:Following station
216:Preceding station
18:Abingdon Road Halt
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710:Hinksey Halt
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944:Hook Norton
810:Iffley Halt
772:South Leigh
608:Oxfordshire
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208:platelayers
118:2 June 1856
57:Oxfordshire
1122:Categories
906:Blackthorn
883:Watlington
830:Tiddington
815:Littlemore
715:Kidlington
634:Shrivenham
550:51°40′26″N
298:References
1097:Faringdon
929:Adderbury
752:Carterton
644:Uffington
639:Steventon
629:Moulsford
553:1°14′32″W
314:Butt 1995
195:main line
113:Key dates
79:Platforms
1092:Abingdon
911:Cropredy
840:Wheatley
742:Alvescot
290:Terminus
268:Abingdon
152:Abingdon
72:SU525975
44:Location
1107:Wantage
1005:Launton
982:Finmere
934:Bloxham
863:Chinnor
787:Yarnton
762:Eynsham
624:Challow
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95:Disused
60:England
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230:Oxford
179:Didcot
175:Oxford
164:Culham
129:Closed
121:Opened
92:Status
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825:Thame
667:Churn
47:near
531:ISBN
512:ISBN
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