Launton railway station

Launton
Launton
	DMU departs from station in 1967.
General information
Location	Launton, Cherwell; England
Grid reference	SP618235
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Buckinghamshire Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
October 1850	Opened
1 January 1968	Closed

Launton railway station served the village of Launton in Oxfordshire. It was on the Varsity Line between Bletchley and Oxford. The station opened in 1850; British Railways closed Launton station, and withdrew passenger services at the end of 1967.^[1]^[2]

v t e Closed railway stations in Oxfordshire
Great Western Main Line	Challow Moulsford Shrivenham Steventon Uffington Wantage Road
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway	Churn Upton and Blewbury
Cherwell Valley line	Abingdon Junction Abingdon Road Halt Bletchington Fritwell & Somerton Hinksey Halt Kidlington Wolvercot Platform
Witney Railway; East Gloucestershire Railway	Alvescot Brize Norton and Bampton Carterton Cassington Halt Eynsham Kelmscott and Langford South Leigh Witney Witney (goods) Yarnton
Wycombe Railway	Horspath Halt Iffley Halt Littlemore Morris Cowley Thame Tiddington Towersey Halt Wheatley
Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway	Aston Rowant Chinnor Kingston Crossing Halt Lewknor Bridge Halt Wainhill Crossing Halt Watlington
Chiltern Main Line	Ardley Blackthorn Cropredy
Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway	Adderbury Bloxham Chipping Norton Hook Norton Milton Halt Rollright Halt Sarsden Halt
Great Central Main Line	Chalcombe Road Halt Finmere
Varsity Line	Charlton Halt Launton Oddington Halt Oxford Rewley Road Oxford Road Halt Port Meadow Halt Wendlebury Halt Wolvercote Halt
Banbury to Verney Junction branch line	Banbury Merton Street
Blenheim and Woodstock branch line	Blenheim and Woodstock Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt
Short branches	Abingdon Faringdon Wallingford Wantage

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