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''' | '''Kings Sutton''' station was opened on December 1 1873 by the [[Great Western Railway (1833)|Great Western Railway]] on its route between [[Oxford]] and [[Banbury]]. The station became a junction in 1881 with the opening of a new route to [[Cheltenham]], and is today sited just north of the junction between the [[Chiltern Main Line]] and the [[Cherwell Valley Line]]. | ||
Today, the station is operated by [[Chiltern Railways]], but services are shared between Chiltern and [[Great Western Railway]], with the former usually operating between [[London Marylebone]] and Banbury and the latter between Banbury and Oxford. Bother operators use [[Thames Turbo]] units on services, with Chiltern also operating [[Clubman]] units along the route. | Today, the station is operated by [[Chiltern Railways]], but services are shared between Chiltern and [[Great Western Railway]], with the former usually operating between [[London Marylebone]] and Banbury and the latter between Banbury and Oxford. Bother operators use [[Thames Turbo]] units on services, with Chiltern also operating [[Clubman]] units along the route. | ||
==Station of the Month== | ==Station of the Month== | ||
The station featured in the inaugural October 2021 [[Stations of the Month]] competition in the NR East Midlands category. | The station featured in the inaugural October 2021 [[Stations of the Month]] competition in the [[:Category:East Midlands|NR East Midlands]] category. | ||
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Revision as of 00:07, 15 June 2022
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| Opened | October 10 1881 |
| CRS code | KGS |
| Operator | [[]] |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Community Details | |
| Station of the Month | October 2021 |
Kings Sutton station was opened on December 1 1873 by the Great Western Railway on its route between Oxford and Banbury. The station became a junction in 1881 with the opening of a new route to Cheltenham, and is today sited just north of the junction between the Chiltern Main Line and the Cherwell Valley Line.
Today, the station is operated by Chiltern Railways, but services are shared between Chiltern and Great Western Railway, with the former usually operating between London Marylebone and Banbury and the latter between Banbury and Oxford. Bother operators use Thames Turbo units on services, with Chiltern also operating Clubman units along the route.
Station of the Month
The station featured in the inaugural October 2021 Stations of the Month competition in the NR East Midlands category.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Banbury | Chiltern Railways | Bicester North | ||
| Heyford | ||||
| Great Western Railway | ||||