Wheatley railway station

Wheatley railway station was on the Wycombe Railway and served the village of Wheatley in Oxfordshire.

Wheatley
LocationWheatley, South Oxfordshire
England
Grid referenceSP595055
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWycombe Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1864Station opened
1963Station closed

It was opened in 1864 as part of an extension from Thame to Oxford. The railway crossed the steep road of Ladder Hill by a bridge. The station was on the east side of Ladder Hill.

In January 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough and Oxford, and closed all intermediate stations including Wheatley. The station and route were included in the 1963 Beeching Report, even though passenger services had already ended. Some goods services and diverted passenger trains continued along the line until the track was closed between Thame and Morris Cowley in 1968.

Kelham Hall Drive and Kimber Close have been built on the site of Wheatley station. One of the pub's bars is decorated with many items of railway memorabilia, some of which relate to the former railway through Wheatley station.[1]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Horspath Halt
Line closed, station closed		   Western Region of British Railways
Wycombe Railway
   Tiddington
Line closed, station closed

References
  1. The Railway Hotel


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