Fritwell & Somerton railway station

Fritwell & Somerton
Site of the station in 1992
General information
LocationSomerton, Oxfordshire
England
Coordinates51°57′22″N 1°16′44″W / 51.956°N 1.279°W / 51.956; -1.279
Grid referenceSP496289
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 September 1850Line opened from Oxford to Banbury
1855Station opened as Somerton
2 July 1906renamed Somerton Oxon
1 October 1907renamed Fritwell & Somerton
2 November 1964Station closed

Fritwell & Somerton railway station was on the Oxford to Banbury line of the Great Western Railway, and was opened four years after the line, in September 1854. It was in the village of Somerton, Oxfordshire.

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