Tiddington railway station

Tiddington
General information
Location	Tiddington, South Oxfordshire England
Coordinates	51°44′24″N1°03′50″W / 51.7401°N 1.0638°W / 51.7401; -1.0638
Grid reference	SP647049
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Wycombe Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1866	Station opened
7 January 1963 (1963-01-07)	Station closed
Location

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

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