Watlington railway station, Oxfordshire

For the open railway station of the same name in Norfolk, see Watlington railway station.

Watlington
Location
Place	Watlington
Area	South Oxfordshire
Coordinates
Grid reference	SU696952
Operations
Original company	Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
15 August 1872	Station opened
1 July 1957	Station closed to passengers
2 January 1961	Station closed-completely
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Watlington railway station in Oxfordshire was the terminus of the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway and opened in 1872. Watlington station was not in Watlington itself, but in Pyrton about a mile north east from centre of Watlington.

The line was always single track. The facilities at Watlington station included a stone-built passenger building, a goods shed, and locomotive and carriage sheds.

The line was projected to be extended to Wallingford, where it would complete a cross-country line between Cholsey and Princes Risborough. Due to financial difficulties the Watlington - Wallingford section was never built.

British Railways closed the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway to passengers in 1957 and to goods in 1961. Remains of the buildings exist, heavily overgrown, on private land.

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

External links

• Station on Disused Stations

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Lewknor Bridge Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway		Terminus