Place New Hinksey Grid reference SP517037 Original company Great Western Railway | Area City of Oxford Pre-grouping Great Western Railway Platforms in use 2 | |
Key dates Opened 1 February 1908
Closed 22 March 1915 Similar Horspath Halt railway st, Moulsford railway station, Steventon railway station, Churn railway station, Morris Cowley railway st | ||
Abingdon Road Halt railway station was built by the Great Western Railway to serve South Hinksey, a village near Oxford.
History
The station was situated on the main Didcot to Oxford railway line, to the north of Kennington Junction, the junction for Thame and Princes Risborough. It was on the southern side of Abingdon Road, which crosses the railway here over a brick bridge known locally as the Red Bridge.
It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the route between Oxford and Wheatley.
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. When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed. The line remains open for passenger services between Didcot Parkway and Oxford, but these do not call at Abingdon Road Halt. The line was quadrupled during 1942, and little, if any, trace remains.