Iffley Halt railway station

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Iffley Halt
Location Kennington, Vale of White Horse
England
Coordinates 51°43′17″N1°14′36″W / 51.7213°N 1.2432°W / 51.7213; -1.2432 Coordinates: 51°43′17″N1°14′36″W / 51.7213°N 1.2432°W / 51.7213; -1.2432
Grid reference SP523028
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 February 1908Opened
22 March 1915Closed

Iffley Halt railway station was built by the Great Western Railway to serve Iffley, a suburb of Oxford; it was actually in Kennington, and not in Iffley.

The station was situated at the western end of Kennington Railway Bridge, which crosses the River Thames. [1] Access from Iffley was via the River Thames towpath, which has a footbridge over Hinksey Stream close to this point. It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the former Wycombe Railway route between Oxford and Wheatley. [2] [3]

Services were provided by steam railmotors based at Oxford, which was also the western terminus; the eastern terminus of these services was Wheatley, Thame or Princes Risborough. [4] When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed. [2] The line remained open for through passenger services, but these did not call at Iffley Halt.

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Abingdon Road Halt   Great Western Railway
1908-1915		  Littlemore

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References

  1. ↑ "Hotspot 29. The Railway Line" . Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  2. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 126. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (April 2003). "Abingdon Road Halt, Kennington Junction". Branch Lines to Princes Risborough. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN   1-904474-05-5.
  4. ↑ Waters, Laurence (1986). Oxford. Rail Centres. London: Ian Allan. p. 30. ISBN   0-7110-1590-2.


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