Finstock railway station
Encyclopedia
Finstock railway station serves the village of Finstock
and the hamlet of Fawler
in Oxfordshire
, England
. This station and all trains serving it are operated by First Great Western
. The station is situated to the north-east of Charlbury Road (the present B4022), which crosses the line on an overbridge.
on 9 April 1934, originally being named Finstock Halt, and having two platforms. Each platform was approached by an inclined path from Charbury Road, and each had a corrugated iron shelter having windows only in the end walls.
On 5 May 1969 it was renamed Finstock. The line was singled on 29 November 1971, the former up line now carrying traffic in both directions, and the redundant down platform was removed. By September 1980, the former GWR waiting shelter had been replaced by a simple shelter open on three sides. On 9 March 1987, the former up platform was also taken out of use, being replaced by one which had been built over the site of the former down line.
Since at least February 1999, the station has been served by just one train per day in each direction. It is situated some distance from the village of Finstock
which, for the first half of the 20th century, comprised no more than 470 inhabitants. Evidence of the former up platform and access ramp is now covered by overgrowth.
Finstock
Finstock is a village and civil parish about south of Charlbury in Oxfordshire, England. The parish is bounded to the northeast by the River Evenlode, to the southeast partly by the course of Akeman Street Roman road, and on other sides by field boundaries....
and the hamlet of Fawler
Fawler
Fawler is a hamlet and civil parish in the valley of the River Evenlode, southeast of Charlbury in Oxfordshire, England.There are traces of a Roman villa at Oatlands Farm. The manor house was built in 1660....
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. This station and all trains serving it are operated by First Great Western
First Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
. The station is situated to the north-east of Charlbury Road (the present B4022), which crosses the line on an overbridge.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
on 9 April 1934, originally being named Finstock Halt, and having two platforms. Each platform was approached by an inclined path from Charbury Road, and each had a corrugated iron shelter having windows only in the end walls.
On 5 May 1969 it was renamed Finstock. The line was singled on 29 November 1971, the former up line now carrying traffic in both directions, and the redundant down platform was removed. By September 1980, the former GWR waiting shelter had been replaced by a simple shelter open on three sides. On 9 March 1987, the former up platform was also taken out of use, being replaced by one which had been built over the site of the former down line.
Since at least February 1999, the station has been served by just one train per day in each direction. It is situated some distance from the village of Finstock
Finstock
Finstock is a village and civil parish about south of Charlbury in Oxfordshire, England. The parish is bounded to the northeast by the River Evenlode, to the southeast partly by the course of Akeman Street Roman road, and on other sides by field boundaries....
which, for the first half of the 20th century, comprised no more than 470 inhabitants. Evidence of the former up platform and access ramp is now covered by overgrowth.