| 词条 | Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt railway station |
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|name = Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt |image = |original = Great Western Railway |pregroup = |postgroup = GWR |locale = Shipton-on-Cherwell |borough = Cherwell |gridref = SP470173 |platforms = 1 |years = 1 April 1929 |events = Station opens |years1 = 1 March 1954 |events1 = Station closes }} Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt was a railway halt constructed in 1929 by the Great Western Railway to serve the Oxfordshire village of Shipton-on-Cherwell as well as the adjacent Oxford and Shipton Cement Company limestone quarry and cement works. HistoryShipton-on-Cherwell Halt was one of 26 new halts opened by the Great Western Railway in 1929. It was situated on an embankment immediately adjacent to the single-span girder bridge over the A423 road. Facilities were basic: a short sleeper-built platform on the north side of the line, together with a small wooden shelter, running in board and two wooden lamp posts supporting traditional glass lanterns with ornamental finials. A sloping cinder path led down to the A423 where a sign proclaimed the halt as a station for "Blenheim, Oxford, Banbury, etc.".[1] The halt was constructed at a cost of £160 with a low platform for railmotors. The platform was later raised to standard height in 1933 at a cost of £120.[2] The halt was opened to serve the community of cement workers employed by the Oxford & Shipton Cement Company which had opened a large quarry to the north of Shipton-on-Cherwell village. The company erected several rows of 1920s-style houses for its workers and this became known as "Bunkers Hill".[3] In the absence of competing bus routes, the halt was soon carrying significant numbers of passengers between Bunkers Hill and Shipton old village, contributing to a rise in passenger numbers at Woodstock from 17,000 in the early 1900s to 22,000+ in the 1930s.[4] By the 1950s, rationalisation led to staff reductions on the line and the introduction of a modest timetable which saw eight services each way call at Shipton-on-Cherwell. Passenger numbers had fallen to 9,000, with each train carrying on average 5 to 6 passengers and sometimes empty.[5][6] The last train ran on 27 February 1954 adorned with a wreath. {{Disused Rail Start}}{{rail line|previous = KidlingtonLine open, station closed|next = Blenheim & Woodstock Line and station closed|route = Great Western Railway Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line|col = {{GWR colour}}}}{{s-end}} Present dayAfter closure, the halt remained untouched except for the removal of the nameboard until the lifting of the track in January 1958. By 1973, all that remained was a solitary rail which supported a notice against trespassing and the kissing gate by the roadside which was buried in brambles.[7] Little now remains of the station.[6] References1. ^Linguard, p. 16. 2. ^Jenkins, p. 69. 3. ^Jenkins, p. 46. 4. ^Jenkins, p. 48. 5. ^Jenkins, p. 89. 6. ^1 Searle, p. 129. 7. ^Linguard, p. 51. Bibliography
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