Launton railway station (site), Oxfordshire
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Launton railway station (site), Oxfordshire
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 7 Jun 2014
Opened in 1852 on the London & North Western Railway line from Oxford to Cambridge via Bedford, this station closed in 1968. View south west towards Bicester and Oxford. The old eastbound platform was still extant on the right. The former westbound platform had been made of timber and disappeared soon after closure.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.906887
Longitude
-1.102931