Kings Sutton

From Bradshaw, the companion guide to On Our Lines
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Kings Sutton
Opened1 December 1873
CRS codeKGS
OperatorChiltern Railways
Platforms2
Community Details
Station of the MonthOctober 2021
CategoryEast Midlands

Kings Sutton station was opened on 1 December 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. Chiltern services operate usually between London Marylebone and Banbury and the West Midlands, with GWR running from Didcot Parkway or Oxford and Banbury. Both operators use Thames Turbo units on services, with Chiltern also operating Clubman units along the route.

Station of the Month[edit | edit source]

The station featured in the inaugural October 2021 Stations of the Month competition in the NR East Midlands category. The station received one entry.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Bicester North
towards London Marylebone
  Chiltern Railways   Banbury
towards Banbury or Birmingham Moor Street or Birmingham Snow Hill
Heyford
towards Didcot Parkway
  Great Western Railway   Banbury
towards Banbury