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Shipton railway station

Coordinates: 51°51′58″N 1°35′35″W / 51.866°N 1.593°W / 51.866; -1.593
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Shipton
National Rail
Shipton railway station in 2007
General information
LocationShipton-under-Wychwood, West Oxfordshire
England
Grid referenceSP281186
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSIP
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened4 June 1853
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGWR
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 4,524
2019/20Increase 5,136
2020/21Decrease 592
2021/22Increase 2,250
2022/23Increase 2,354
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shipton railway station serves the villages of Shipton-under-Wychwood and Milton-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Great Western Railway.[1]

Services

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Shipton is served by 2-3 trains in each direction each weekday. The up trains are a morning service to Didcot Parkway and an early evening service to Oxford, which is operated by a Class 800 Intercity Express Train (IET). The down services are an early evening service to Moreton-in-Marsh and two later services to Worcester.

Up Saturday services are enhanced, with four services running through to London Paddington. Down Saturday services consist of one afternoon train and three evening trains originating from Paddington and running to Worcester or Great Malvern.[2]

There is no Sunday service from Shipton in either direction. A normal service weekday service operates on most bank holidays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Kingham   Great Western Railway
Cotswold Line
Mondays-Saturdays only
  Ascott-under-Wychwood
(Charlbury on Saturdays)

References

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  1. ^ "Shipton Railway Station". Great Western Railway. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ "T6 Train times" (PDF). GWR. 15 December 2019 – 16 May 2020.

51°51′58″N 1°35′35″W / 51.866°N 1.593°W / 51.866; -1.593