Appleford Railway Station
Appleford railway station serves the village of Appleford-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is operated by First Great Western and is 13 km (8¼ miles) south of Oxford on the Cherwell Valley Line.
Layout
The station is awkwardly positioned on a humpback bridge, passengers must travel down steep steps to the platforms.
Platforms
- Platform 1 – is used for Northbound First Great Western services towards Oxford.
- Platform 2 – is used for Eastbound First Great Western services towards London Paddington.
Please note that high-speed passenger and freight trains pass through platforms 1 and 2 with little or no warning. As with any station, it is advised to keep a sensible distance from the platform edge, trains can pass through at speeds of up to 125mph.
History
It was opened originally on the opening of the line from Didcot to Oxford. The opening was 12 June 1844, having being planned and partly built by the Oxford Railway, which was absorbed into the Great Western Railway before the opening of the line. the station closed in February 1849.
It was reopened as "Appleford Halt" by the Great Western Railway on 11 September 1933 in a bid to compete with the growing competition from the buses. It lost it's "Halt" suffix and status on 5 May 1969. Unusually until recently retained the original wooden platforms and corrugated iron pagoda-roofed waiting shelters. These have been replaced by "bus shelter"-like waiting shelters. It has never been staffed; originally passengers could purchase tickets at the village Post office, however since this has closed down, and ticketing facilities aren't present, passengers need to purchase tickets from the on-train conductor.
Services
Appleford station is served by stopping services run by First Great Western between Reading and Oxford. Most of these services start or continue as semi-fast services between Reading and London Paddington.
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