page_title: Kidlington railway station
section_title: Passenger facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Kidlington railway station / History / Passenger facilities
caption_attribution_description: Pre Grouping railway junction around Oxford &amp; Yarnton; Dudley, Great Bridge &amp; Wednesbury
context_page_description: Kidlington railway station opened in 1852 on the Oxford and Rugby Railway to serve the adjacent Oxfordshire village of Kidlington, and act as a railhead for the town of Woodstock, 2.5 miles away. It became a junction station in 1890 upon the opening of the Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line, and served the area for over 100 years before falling victim to the programme of closures initiated by the Beeching Report in 1964. Following many proposals for its reopening, a new station to serve Kidlington opened in October 2015 at Oxford Parkway on the Oxford to Bicester Line.
context_section_description: Built in 1855, Kidlington was one of a group of six stations constructed during this period (the others being Heyford, Box, St Clears, Clynderwen and Aynho) whose architectural features appeared to distinguish them from other GWR stations. However, upon closer inspection they all were constructed with Cotswold rather than Italianate features. Kidlington resembled St Germans on the Cornish Main Line, but its hipped roof and larger canopy made it seem at first glance very different.
  Substantial station buildings constructed out of local oolitic limestone were provided on both platforms. The larger of the two was the down building, crowned by three tall Italianate chimneys, which comprised a waiting room, ladies' waiting room and ladies' toilet. The up building was much smaller but similar in size and contained a large waiting room, the booking hall, a parcels office, the stationmaster's office, a porter's room and a gents' toilet. A canopied passenger footbridge was added at the turn of the 19th century. Both platforms had picturesque gardens, complete with rustic arches and flower baskets.
  When Kidlington became a junction station in 1890 upon the opening of the 4-mile (6.4 km) Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line, a bay platform was constructed alongside the country end of the down platform on the alignment of a former goods siding. The down platform itself was extended north towards the Banbury Road bridge to allow sufficient room for terminating branch services. The station was also renamed Kidlington to avoid confusion with the new Blenheim and Woodstock station.
caption: A 1902 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Kidlington
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