Abingdon Road Halt railway station was built by the

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to serve

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, a village near

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History

The station was situated on the main

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to railway line, to the north of Kennington Junction, the junction for and . It was on the southern side of

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, 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 . Butt 1995, p.13 Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Feb), fig. 41 Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Apr), fig. 28 GWR 93 railmotor

Services were provided by steam

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s based at Oxford, which was also the western terminus; the eastern terminus of these services was , or . When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed. The line remains open for passenger services between and , but these do not call at Abingdon Road Halt. The line was quadrupled during 1942, and little, if any, trace remains. Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Feb), fig. 43

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Site of Abingdon Road Halt on a navigable 1946 O.S. map
Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1908 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915 1908 establishments in England {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub