Tiddington railway station

Tiddington

Location
Place	Tiddington
Area	South Oxfordshire
Coordinates	51°44′24″N 1°03′50″W / 51.7401°N 1.0638°W / 51.7401; -1.0638Coordinates: 51°44′24″N 1°03′50″W / 51.7401°N 1.0638°W / 51.7401; -1.0638
Grid reference	SP647049
Operations
Original company	Wycombe Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
1866	Station opened
7 January 1963 (1963-01-07)	Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Tiddington railway station was on the Wycombe Railway and served the village of Tiddington, Oxfordshire.

On 24 October 1864 the Wycombe Railway opened an extension from Thame to Oxford.^[1]^[2] The line passed just south of Tiddington, although Tiddington was not provided at first with a station, the station being opened and appearing on timetables for the first time on 1 June 1866. The station building being constructed in timber with a small canopy over part of the platform. A signal box was provided in 1892 but was downgraded to a ground frame by 1907.

On 7 January 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough and Oxford,^[2]^[3] closed all intermediate stations including Tiddington,^[4] and dismantled the track between Thame and Morris Cowley.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wheatley Line and station closed		Western Region of British Railways Wycombe Railway		Thame Line and station closed

References

↑ Oppitz, Leslie (2000). Lost Railways of the Chilterns. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 17. ISBN 1-85306-643-5.
1 2 Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith (April 2003). Branch Lines to Princes Risborough. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Historical Background. ISBN 1-904474-05-5.
↑ Oppitz 2000, p. 19
↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 230. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

Closed railway stations in Oxfordshire

Great Western Main Line	Challow Moulsford Shrivenham Steventon Uffington Wantage Road

Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway	Churn Upton and Blewbury

Cherwell Valley Line	Abingdon Junction Abingdon Road Halt Bletchington Fritwell & Somerton Hinksey Halt Kidlington Wolvercot Platform

Witney Railway; East Gloucestershire Railway	Alvescot Brize Norton and Bampton Carterton (Oxfordshire) Cassington Halt Eynsham Kelmscott and Langford South Leigh Witney Witney (goods) Yarnton

Wycombe Railway	Horspath Halt Iffley Halt Littlemore Morris Cowley Thame Tiddington Towersey Halt Wheatley

Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway	Aston Rowant Chinnor Kingston Crossing Halt Lewknor Bridge Halt Wainhill Crossing Halt Watlington

Chiltern Main Line	Ardley Blackthorn Cropredy

Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway	Adderbury Bloxham Chipping Norton Hook Norton Milton Halt Rollright Halt Sarsden Halt

Great Central Main Line	Chalcombe Road Halt Finmere

Varsity Line	Charlton Halt Launton Oddington Halt Oxford Rewley Road Oxford Road Halt Port Meadow Halt Wendlebury Halt Wolvercote Halt

Banbury to Verney Junction Branch Line	Banbury Merton Street

Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line	Blenheim and Woodstock Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt

Short branches	Abingdon Faringdon Wallingford Wantage

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