Fritwell & Somerton railway station
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Fritwell & Somerton railway station was on the Oxford to Banbury line of the Great Western Railway,[1] and was opened four years after the line, in September 1854.[2] It was in the village of Somerton, Oxfordshire.
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Fritwell & Somerton | |
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General information | |
Location | Somerton, Oxfordshire England |
Coordinates | 51.956°N 1.279°W / 51.956; -1.279 |
Grid reference | SP496289 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
2 September 1850 | Line opened from Oxford to Banbury |
1855 | Station opened as Somerton |
2 July 1906 | renamed Somerton Oxon |
1 October 1907 | renamed Fritwell & Somerton |
2 November 1964 | Station closed |
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