The Chipping Norton Railway opened in 1855, first linking the town of Chipping Norton with the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway.
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Opening
Chipping Norton railway station was opened in 1855 as the terminus of the Chipping Norton Railway, which linked the town with the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway by a junction at Kingham. The line was promoted by William Bliss and its traffic included freight to and from his tweed mill at Chipping Norton.
Merger
In the 1880s a railway extension was opened between Chipping Norton and Kings Sutton and the Chipping Norton Railway merged with the Bourton-on-the-Water Railway to form the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway.
Take-over by GWR
The newly extended line was taken over by the Great Western Railway before its completion.