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| The station in the early 1930s (Mowat Collection) |
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Type: | National Rail (Chiltern Main Line) |
| Opened | 1853 |
| Closed: | 1956 |
| Platforms: | 2 |
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1853 on the recently opened line built by the Oxford & Rugby Railway (which was taken over by the GWR). The station was closed in 1956 and there is little trace remaining of the station.
The station had a number of sidings, a goods yard and a cattle pen. The station was busy enough to require ten station staff in the 1930s [1]. The station had a brick ticket office and wooden shelters on both platforms. During the post-war period the station's traffic declined with just a handful of trains a day before the final closure.
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Banbury to Birmingham (Middleton Press, 2004) Fig. 17
