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Heyford railway station

Coordinates: 51°55′08″N 1°17′56″W / 51.919°N 1.299°W / 51.919; -1.299
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Heyford
National Rail
General information
LocationLower Heyford, Cherwell
England
Grid referenceSP483247
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHYD
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened2 September 1850
Original companyOxford and Rugby Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Passengers
2018/19Increase 39,028
2019/20Increase 39,986
2020/21Decrease 5,968
2021/22Increase 23,210
2022/23Increase 31,412
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Heyford railway station serves the village of Lower Heyford and surrounding areas in Oxfordshire, England. It is on the Cherwell Valley Line and is ideally located for visiting the Oxford Canal and Heyford Wharf, which are both alongside. The station, and 10 trains each Monday to Saturday serving it, are operated by Great Western Railway.

It is 75 miles 21 chains (121.1 km) measured from London Paddington via Didcot Parkway.

Services

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Most services at Heyford are operated by Great Western Railway, with a very limited service operated by Chiltern Railways.

The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between Didcot Parkway and Banbury, operated by Great Western Railway. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours. The station is also served by a single late evening service from Oxford to Banbury, operated by Chiltern Railways on weekdays only.[1]

On Sundays, the station is served by three Great Western Railway services in each direction between Oxford and Banbury during the summer months (between May and September) only. No services call at the station on Sundays during the winter months.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Great Western Railway
Chiltern Railways
Limited Service
Historical railways
Line and station open
Great Western Railway
Line open, station closed

References

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  1. ^ Table 116 National Rail timetable, December 2023
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51°55′08″N 1°17′56″W / 51.919°N 1.299°W / 51.919; -1.299