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General information | |||||
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Location | Lower Heyford, Cherwell England | ||||
Grid reference | SP483247 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | HYD | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 2 September 1850 | ||||
Original company | Oxford and Rugby Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 39,986 | ||||
2020/21 | 5,968 | ||||
2021/22 | 23,210 | ||||
2022/23 | 31,412 | ||||
2023/24 | 33,430 | ||||
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Heyford railway station serves the village of Lower Heyford and surrounding areas in Oxfordshire,England. It is on the Cherwell Valley Line and is ideally located for visiting the Oxford Canal and Heyford Wharf,which are both alongside. The station,and 10 trains each Monday to Saturday serving it,are operated by Great Western Railway.
It is 75 miles 21 chains (121.1 km) measured from London Paddington via Didcot Parkway.
Most services at Heyford are operated by Great Western Railway,with a very limited service operated by Chiltern Railways.
The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between Didcot Parkway and Banbury,operated by Great Western Railway. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours. The station is also served by a single late evening service from Oxford to Banbury,operated by Chiltern Railways on weekdays only. [1]
On Sundays,the station is served by three Great Western Railway services in each direction between Oxford and Banbury during the summer months (between May and September) only. No services call at the station on Sundays during the winter months.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Great Western Railway | ||||
Chiltern Railways Limited Service | ||||
Historical railways | ||||
Line and station open | Great Western Railway | Line open,station closed |
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