Charlbury railway station

1. Transit Stop
2. Transportation
3. Transportation Service

Description

Charlbury railway station is a railway station serving the town of Charlbury in Oxfordshire, England. This station and all trains serving it are operated by Great Western Railway. After almost 40 years as a single-platform station, the track through Charlbury station was redoubled with the recommissioning of a second platform on 6 June 2011 as part of the project to improve reliability and increase traffic capacity on the Cotswold Line.HistoryThe Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway opened the station in 1853. It is notable for the original station building, a wooden chalet-type structure in the Italianate architectural style of Isambard Kingdom Brunel; together with the early station nameboard this is a Grade II listed building restored in 1979. Until 1970 the station had a goods shed, a 30 cwt crane and a 34-lever signal box. The signal box was demolished when the line through the station was singled on 29 November 1971.Sir Peter Parker (1924–2002), the former Chairman of the British Railways Board, was a regular user of the station.

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Summary

Charlbury railway station is Salford based place and this enity listed in Transportation Service category. Contact phone number of Charlbury railway station: +44 (0) 845 700 0125