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{{Short description|Former railway station in Oxfordshire, England}}
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{{Infobox UK disused station
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| name = Hinksey Halt
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| locale = [[New Hinksey]]
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{{Infobox station
| borough = [[Oxford]]
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| name = Hinksey Halt
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| status = Disused
| original = [[Great Western Railway]]
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| borough = [[New Hinksey]], [[City of Oxford]]
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| country = England
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| platforms = 2
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| end = 22 March 1915
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==History==
==History==
The station was situated on the main [[Didcot Parkway railway station|Didcot]] to {{stnlnk|Oxford}} railway line, to the north of the site of Millstream Junction,{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2003a|loc=fig. 44}} the junction for the original terminus at Oxford (Grandpont), which was later a goods station but had closed by 1900.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2003a|loc=fig. XI}} Access to Hinksey Halt was via Norreys Avenue and a footpath across the adjacent reservoir.{{sfn|Simpson|2001|p=61}} The reservoir was formerly a ballast pit, dug by the GWR between 1844 and 1848.{{sfn|MacDermot|1927|p=300}}
The station was situated on the main [[Didcot Parkway railway station|Didcot]] to {{stnlnk|Oxford}} railway line, to the north of the site of Millstream Junction,{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2003a|loc=fig. 44}} the junction for the original terminus at Oxford ([[Grandpont]]), which was later a goods station but had closed by 1900.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2003a|loc=fig. XI}} Access to Hinksey Halt was via Norreys Avenue and a footpath across the adjacent reservoir.{{sfn|Simpson|2001|p=61}} The reservoir was formerly a ballast pit, dug by the GWR between 1844 and 1848.{{sfn|MacDermot|1927|p=300}}


It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the route between Oxford and {{stnlnk|Wheatley}}.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=121}}{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2003a|loc=fig. 44}}{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2003b|loc=fig. 28}}{{sfn|Waters|1986|p=128}}
It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the route between Oxford and {{stnlnk|Wheatley}}.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=121}}{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2003a|loc=fig. 44}}{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2003b|loc=fig. 28}}{{sfn|Waters|1986|p=128}}
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{{Disused Rail Start}}
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1 85260 508 1 |id=R508 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 }}
*{{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863 |year=1927 |publisher=[[Great Western Railway]] |location=Paddington |ref=harv }}
*{{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863 |year=1927 |publisher=[[Great Western Railway]] |location=Paddington }}
*{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Vic |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |title=Didcot to Banbury |series=Western Main Lines |year=2003a |month=February |publisher=Middleton Press |location=Midhurst |isbn=1 904474 02 0 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Vic |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |title=Didcot to Banbury |series=Western Main Lines |date=February 2003a |publisher=Middleton Press |location=Midhurst |isbn=1-904474-02-0 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Vic |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |title=Branch Lines to Princes Risborough |year=2003b |month=April |publisher=Middleton Press |location=Midhurst |isbn=1 904474 05 5 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Vic |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |title=Branch Lines to Princes Risborough |date=April 2003b |publisher=Middleton Press |location=Midhurst |isbn=1-904474-05-5 }}
*{{cite book |last=Simpson |first=Bill |title=A History of the Railways of Oxfordshire |volume=Part 2: The South |year=2001 |publisher=Lamplight |location=Banbury and Witney |isbn=1 899246 06 1 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite book |last=Simpson |first=Bill |title=A History of the Railways of Oxfordshire |volume=Part 2: The South |year=2001 |publisher=Lamplight |location=Banbury and Witney |isbn=1-899246-06-1 }}
*{{cite book |last=Waters |first=Laurence |series=Rail Centres |title=Oxford |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing|Ian Allan]] |location=London |year=1986 |isbn=0-7110-1590-2 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite book |last=Waters |first=Laurence |series=Rail Centres |title=Oxford |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing|Ian Allan]] |location=London |year=1986 |isbn=0-7110-1590-2 }}


==External links==
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Hinksey Halt
General information
LocationNew Hinksey, City of Oxford
England
Coordinates51°44′12″N 1°15′26″W / 51.7368°N 1.2573°W / 51.7368; -1.2573
Grid referenceSP513044
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 February 1908
Closed22 March 1915
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway

Hinksey Halt railway station was built by the Great Western Railway to serve New Hinksey, a suburb of Oxford.

History

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The station was situated on the main Didcot to Oxford railway line, to the north of the site of Millstream Junction,[1] the junction for the original terminus at Oxford (Grandpont), which was later a goods station but had closed by 1900.[2] Access to Hinksey Halt was via Norreys Avenue and a footpath across the adjacent reservoir.[3] The reservoir was formerly a ballast pit, dug by the GWR between 1844 and 1848.[4]

It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the route between Oxford and Wheatley.[5][1][6][7]

Services were provided by steam railmotors based at Oxford, which was also the western terminus; the eastern terminus of these services was Wheatley, Thame or Princes Risborough.[8] When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed.[5][1][6][9] The line remains open for passenger services between Reading and Oxford, but these do not call at Hinksey Halt.

Route

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Oxford
Line and station open 		  Great Western Railway
1908-1915 		  Abingdon Road Halt
Line open, station closed

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Mitchell & Smith 2003a, fig. 44.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2003a, fig. XI.
  3. ^ Simpson 2001, p. 61.
  4. ^ MacDermot 1927, p. 300.
  5. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 121.
  6. ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 2003b, fig. 28.
  7. ^ Waters 1986, p. 128.
  8. ^ Waters 1986, p. 30.
  9. ^ Waters 1986, pp. 31, 128.

References

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  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (February 2003a). Didcot to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-02-0.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (April 2003b). Branch Lines to Princes Risborough. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-05-5.
  • Simpson, Bill (2001). A History of the Railways of Oxfordshire. Vol. Part 2: The South. Banbury and Witney: Lamplight. ISBN 1-899246-06-1.
  • Waters, Laurence (1986). Oxford. Rail Centres. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1590-2.
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