Hanborough railway station
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Hanborough railway station is a railway station serving the village of Long Hanborough
in Oxfordshire
, England
. As a result of the Cotswold Line
being singled the former up platform is the only one now in use for both up and down trains. It is served by First Great Western
trains between and .
There is a passenger-operated ticket machine (card payments only; not cash) at the entrance to the station platform.
Car parking at the station is available and as of May 2011 remained free of charge. However, the car park has only 50 spaces and on weekdays the number of passengers parking at Hanborough greatly exceeds the number of spaces available.
The Oxford Bus Museum
is just east of the station, in the former goods yard.
opened the station in 1853. Between 1854 and 1861 it served as a junction for Oxford-bound passengers changing from through trains between Worcester and , for which role a refreshment room was provided.
On 30 January 1965 it was the destination for the funeral train of Sir Winston Churchill
hauled by Battle of Britain class locomotive No. 34051 Winston Churchill
.
In January 1966 the station was de-staffed, following which the standard O.W.& W.R. wooden station building and goods shed were demolished.
In 1993 the station was renamed from Handborough (note the change in spelling).
In recent years passenger traffic at Hanborough has grown rapidly. In the three years 2006–09 the number of passengers using the station increased by 49%, which has overwhemed the capacity of the station car park (see above). In August 2011 First Great Western
and a house-building company jointly proposed a new development on a green field site
next to the station that would provide a new homes and a new 100-space car park.
Long Hanborough
Long Hanborough is a village in Hanborough civil parish, about northeast of Witney in West Oxfordshire, England.-History:The Church of England parish church was built in 1893...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. As a result of the Cotswold Line
Cotswold Line
The Cotswold Line is an railway line between and in England.-Route:The line comprises all or part of the following Network Rail routes:*GW 200 from Oxford*GW 310 from Wolvercot Junction*GW 300 from Norton Junction*GW 340 from Worcester Shrub Hill...
being singled the former up platform is the only one now in use for both up and down trains. It is served by First Great Western
First Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
trains between and .
There is a passenger-operated ticket machine (card payments only; not cash) at the entrance to the station platform.
Car parking at the station is available and as of May 2011 remained free of charge. However, the car park has only 50 spaces and on weekdays the number of passengers parking at Hanborough greatly exceeds the number of spaces available.
The Oxford Bus Museum
Oxford Bus Museum
The Oxford Bus Museum, of buses and other road transport associated with Oxfordshire, England, is in Long Hanborough, near Oxford.The museum collection was established by the Oxford Bus Preservation Syndicate, who acquired a 1949 semi-coach in 1967...
is just east of the station, in the former goods yard.
History
The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton RailwayOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton railway was a company authorised on 4 August 1845 to construct a railway line from the Oxford and Rugby Railway at Wolvercot Junction to Worcester, Stourbridge, Dudley, and Wolverhampton, with a branch to the Grand Junction Railway at Bushbury...
opened the station in 1853. Between 1854 and 1861 it served as a junction for Oxford-bound passengers changing from through trains between Worcester and , for which role a refreshment room was provided.
On 30 January 1965 it was the destination for the funeral train of Sir Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
hauled by Battle of Britain class locomotive No. 34051 Winston Churchill
SR Battle of Britain class 21C151 Winston Churchill
21C151 Winston Churchill is a Southern Railway Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive that has been preserved as part of the United Kingdom's National Collection. It is on display at the National Railway Museum.-Career:...
.
In January 1966 the station was de-staffed, following which the standard O.W.& W.R. wooden station building and goods shed were demolished.
In 1993 the station was renamed from Handborough (note the change in spelling).
In recent years passenger traffic at Hanborough has grown rapidly. In the three years 2006–09 the number of passengers using the station increased by 49%, which has overwhemed the capacity of the station car park (see above). In August 2011 First Great Western
First Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
and a house-building company jointly proposed a new development on a green field site
Greenfield land
Greenfield land is a term used to describe undeveloped land in a city or rural area either used for agriculture, landscape design, or left to naturally evolve...
next to the station that would provide a new homes and a new 100-space car park.