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Abingdon Road Halt railway station

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 railway line, to the north of Kennington Junction, the junction for and . 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 .

Services were provided by steam railmotors 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 When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed.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.

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