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Oxford Parkway
Oxford Parkway
General information
Location	Water Eaton, Cherwell; England
Coordinates	51°48′15″N 1°16′28″W / 51.8042°N 1.2745°W
Grid reference	SP501119
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Chiltern Railways
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	OXP
History
Original company	Network Rail
Key dates
25 October 2015	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	1.024 million
2020/21	0.128 million
2021/22	0.457 million
2022/23	0.585 million
2023/24	0.654 million
Location
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Oxford Parkway railway station is a railway station at Water Eaton, Oxfordshire, on the Oxford–Bicester line. Full regular weekday service began on Monday 26 October 2015,^[2] although the first passengers travelled the previous day on a Sunday timetable.^[3]

The station, whose name was changed in September 2013 from the provisional "Water Eaton Parkway",^[4]^[5] lies between Kidlington and Oxford beside the existing Water Eaton park-and-ride site.^[6] It serves Kidlington, north Oxford and nearby villages. The station forms part of a multi-modal transport interchange node, connecting travellers by bus, cycle, on foot and by car with rail transport. It is also intended to attract park-and-ride traffic from the busy A34, A40 and A44 roads.

Services to Oxford started on 11 December 2016.^[7]

Description

The station is part of Project Evergreen 3, funded and managed by Chiltern Railways. It is served every half-hour by trains from London Marylebone. Chiltern Railways opened the station in October 2015 for trains towards Bicester and London Marylebone, with services to Oxford railway station beginning in December 2016, delayed from Spring 2016 as locals objected to the extra noise that would be caused.^[8]^[9] The journey time to London is about an hour. Network Rail completed the final track upgrades on this portion of the route in September 2016^[10] allowing driver training runs on the line ahead of the inauguration of new services on 11 December.

The East West Rail Consortium's planned rail service between Oxford and Milton Keynes Central and Bedford Midland will also serve Oxford Parkway.^[11]

The station is on the site of the Buckinghamshire Railway's temporary Oxford Banbury Road terminus (1850–51), and north-east of the site of the former Oxford Road Halt (1905–26). In 1942 a Government grain silo was built next to the site as part of a Second World War network to concentrate scarce food and distribute it by rail. It was in use until the late 1980s.^[12] In October 2013 Chiltern Railways had it demolished as part of site preparation for the new station and car park.^[13]

The Oxford Parkway (Formerly known as Water Eaton) Park-and-Ride is immediately adjacent, with bus services to central Oxford,^[14] London Oxford Airport and to the Headington hospitals (Monday to Friday only).^[15]

The station lies on National Cycle Route 51, which links Oxford to Bicester and further East.^[16] Oxford Parkway has covered two-level parking for 152 pedal cycles adjacent to the entrance, additional to the existing cycle parking at the nearby Park & Ride. It has CCTV surveillance.^[17]

The car park has 815 standard spaces, plus 41 spaces for passengers with reduced mobility. There is realtime information about remaining available spaces.^[18] There is a fee to park a car^[6] but the first hour is free. There are also spaces for 30 motorcycles.

Purchase of rail travel tickets is by machine; there is no ticket office at the station,^[17] but there is an information desk. Toilet and refreshment facilities are also present.

Grain silo

Prior to the station's construction, the site was occupied by a large grain silo. This followed a standard pattern common to other wartime silos, taking the form of two banks of ten seven-storey high cylindrical reinforced concrete silos side by side with the space between them filled by a brick access shaft. In the shaft there were associated grain handling machinery and two enormous grain driers which extended the full height of the building. It was built in the early 1940s and closed in the late 1980s, after which the yard surrounding it was used by several local businesses including a pet food supplier and a car breaker.^[19]

Construction

Building of the station began in late October 2014 and was sufficiently advanced for services to begin 12 months later.

Services

Railways around Oxford

Legend

to Banbury
to Worcester					to Bicester
to Witney and Fairford					Oxford Parkway
Yarnton					Oxford Road Halt
Yarnton Loop					City boundary
Wolvercot Junction
Wolvercot Platform					Wolvercote Halt

Oxford North Junction
					Port Meadow Halt
Exchange sidings

Sheepwash Channel					Rewley Road Swing Bridge
Oxford					Oxford Rewley Road
Osney Rail Bridge
Gasworks Bridge					Oxford Gas Works
					River Isis
City boundary					Oxford (Grandpont) Goods
Hinksey Halt
					Millstream Junction
Abingdon Road Halt
					Kennington Junction
Radley					Iffley Halt
to Didcot					Kennington Railway Bridge
					Littlemore
					Morris Cowley
					BMW Mini terminal
					Horspath Halt
					to Princes Risborough

All services at Oxford Parkway are operated by Chiltern Railways. The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:

2 tph to London Marylebone
2 tph to Oxford

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Oxford		Chiltern Railways London Marylebone – Oxford	Islip or Bicester Village
	Future services
Oxford		East West Rail Reading – Bedford or Milton Keynes	Bicester Village

References

^ "Oxford Parkway opens". Today's Railways UK (168). Platform 5: 14–15. November 2015.
^ "UPDATE: First trains from Oxford Parkway arrive at London Marylebone (From Oxford Mail)". Oxfordmail.co.uk. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "Keen passengers board the first trains to leave Oxford Parkway". Oxford Mail. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF RAIL REGULATION FOR A PASSENGER TRACK ACCESS AGREEMENT, OR AMENDMENT TO A PASSENGER TRACK ACCESS AGREEMENT UNDER SECTIONS 17-22A OF THE RAILWAYS ACT 1993" (PDF). Networkrail.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "Chiltern Railways names new Oxfordshire station Oxford Parkway" (Press release). Chiltern Railways. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Water Eaton park and ride – OX2 8HA | Oxfordshire County Council". Oxfordshire.gov.uk. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "New Chiltern Railways timetable from December 11th 2016" (PDF). Chiltern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "Oxford-Marylebone service delayed until December". Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ "Chiltern's Oxford city centre-London services pushed to December". Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ "Oxford to Marylebone track now complete" Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback MachineNetwork Rail Media Centre press release 21 September 2016
^ "Prospectus" (PDF). East West Rail Consortium. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ Memory Lane (21 October 2013). "a look back at the history of the Water Eaton grain silo as wartime facility nears its end". Oxford Mail. Newsquest. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ Fantato, Damian (2 November 2013). "Water Eaton grain silo is demolished". Oxford Mail. Newsquest. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ "500 : park&ride : Oxford Bus Company". Parkandride.oxfordbus.co.uk. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "Stagecoach Bus Timetable" (PDF). Stagecoachbus.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "Route 51 – Map". Sustrans. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "National Rail Enquiries – Station facilities for Oxford Parkway". Nationalrail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "Park and ride car parks". Voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "a look back at the history of the Water Eaton grain silo as wartime facility nears its end". Oxford Mail. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

External links

[1] "Oxford Parkway opens". Today's Railways UK (168). Platform 5: 14–15. November 2015.

[2] "UPDATE: First trains from Oxford Parkway arrive at London Marylebone (From Oxford Mail)". Oxfordmail.co.uk. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[3] "Keen passengers board the first trains to leave Oxford Parkway". Oxford Mail. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[4] "APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF RAIL REGULATION FOR A PASSENGER TRACK ACCESS AGREEMENT, OR AMENDMENT TO A PASSENGER TRACK ACCESS AGREEMENT UNDER SECTIONS 17-22A OF THE RAILWAYS ACT 1993" (PDF). Networkrail.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[5] "Chiltern Railways names new Oxfordshire station Oxford Parkway" (Press release). Chiltern Railways. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.

[oxfordshire1-6] "Water Eaton park and ride – OX2 8HA | Oxfordshire County Council". Oxfordshire.gov.uk. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[7] "New Chiltern Railways timetable from December 11th 2016" (PDF). Chiltern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[8] "Oxford-Marylebone service delayed until December". Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[9] "Chiltern's Oxford city centre-London services pushed to December". Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[10] "Oxford to Marylebone track now complete" Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback MachineNetwork Rail Media Centre press release 21 September 2016

[11] "Prospectus" (PDF). East West Rail Consortium. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[12] Memory Lane (21 October 2013). "a look back at the history of the Water Eaton grain silo as wartime facility nears its end". Oxford Mail. Newsquest. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

[13] Fantato, Damian (2 November 2013). "Water Eaton grain silo is demolished". Oxford Mail. Newsquest. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

[14] "500 : park&ride : Oxford Bus Company". Parkandride.oxfordbus.co.uk. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[15] "Stagecoach Bus Timetable" (PDF). Stagecoachbus.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[16] "Route 51 – Map". Sustrans. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[nationalrail1-17] "National Rail Enquiries – Station facilities for Oxford Parkway". Nationalrail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[18] "Park and ride car parks". Voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[19] "a look back at the history of the Water Eaton grain silo as wartime facility nears its end". Oxford Mail. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

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+'''Oxford Parkway railway station''' is a [[railway station]]  at [[Water Eaton, Oxfordshire]], on the [[Oxford–Bicester line]]. Full regular weekday service began on Monday 26 October 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13895524.UPDATE__First_trains_from_Oxford_Parkway_arrive_at_London_Marylebone/ |title=UPDATE: First trains from Oxford Parkway arrive at London Marylebone (From Oxford Mail) |date=26 October 2015 |publisher=Oxfordmail.co.uk |access-date=2015-10-27 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201836/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13895524.UPDATE__First_trains_from_Oxford_Parkway_arrive_at_London_Marylebone/ |url-status=live }}</ref> although the first passengers travelled the previous day on a Sunday timetable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13894736.Keen_passengers_board_the_first_trains_to_leave_Oxford_Parkway/?ref=mr&lp=17|title=Keen passengers board the first trains to leave Oxford Parkway|work=Oxford Mail|date=25 October 2015 |access-date=2015-10-27|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090451/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13894736.Keen_passengers_board_the_first_trains_to_leave_Oxford_Parkway/?ref=mr&lp=17|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The station, whose name was changed in September 2013 from the provisional "Water Eaton Parkway",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/track%20access/2%20completed%20consultations/2015/2015.08.08%20-%20chiltern%20-%20section%2022%20-%20closes%203%20september%202015/chiltern%20proposed%20form%20p%20114th%20oxp%20tt%202015.pdf |title=APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF RAIL REGULATION FOR A PASSENGER TRACK ACCESS AGREEMENT, OR AMENDMENT TO A PASSENGER TRACK ACCESS AGREEMENT UNDER SECTIONS 17-22A OF THE RAILWAYS ACT 1993 |publisher=Networkrail.co.uk |access-date=2015-10-27 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315194228/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/track%20access/2%20completed%20consultations/2015/2015.08.08%20-%20chiltern%20-%20section%2022%20-%20closes%203%20september%202015/chiltern%20proposed%20form%20p%20114th%20oxp%20tt%202015.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Chiltern Railways names new Oxfordshire station Oxford Parkway |date=20 September 2013 |publisher=Chiltern Railways |url=http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/chiltern-railways-names-new-oxfordshire-station-oxford-parkway |access-date=20 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060403/http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/chiltern-railways-names-new-oxfordshire-station-oxford-parkway |archive-date=21 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> lies between [[Kidlington]] and [[Oxford]] beside the existing Water Eaton [[park-and-ride]] site.<ref name="oxfordshire1">{{cite web |url=https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/water-eaton-park-and-ride-ox2-8ha |title=Water Eaton park and ride – OX2 8HA &#124; Oxfordshire County Council |publisher=Oxfordshire.gov.uk |date=2015-09-22 |access-date=2015-10-27 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103359/https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/water-eaton-park-and-ride-ox2-8ha |url-status=live }}</ref> It serves Kidlington, north Oxford and nearby villages. The station forms part of a multi-modal transport interchange node, connecting travellers by bus, cycle, on foot and by car with rail transport.  It is also intended to attract park-and-ride traffic from the busy [[A34 road|A34]], [[A40 road|A40]] and [[A44 road]]s.
-'''Oxford Parkway railway station''' is a [[railway station]]  at [[Water Eaton, Oxfordshire]], on the [[Oxford–Bicester line]]. Full regular weekday service began on Monday 26 October 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13895524.UPDATE__First_trains_from_Oxford_Parkway_arrive_at_London_Marylebone/ |title=UPDATE: First trains from Oxford Parkway arrive at London Marylebone (From Oxford Mail) |publisher=Oxfordmail.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-10-27}}</ref> although the first passengers travelled the previous day on a Sunday timetable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13894736.Keen_passengers_board_the_first_trains_to_leave_Oxford_Parkway/?ref=mr&lp=17 |title=Keen passengers board the first trains to leave Oxford Parkway|work=Oxford Mail|date= |accessdate=2015-10-27}}</ref>
+Services to Oxford started on 11 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Chiltern Railways timetable from December 11th 2016|url=https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/sites/default/files/files/timetables/Timetable_December_11_2016.pdf|publisher=[[Chiltern Railways]]|access-date=3 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203125114/https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/sites/default/files/files/timetables/Timetable_December_11_2016.pdf|archive-date=3 December 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-The station, whose name was changed in September 2013 from the provisional "Water Eaton Parkway",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/track%20access/2%20completed%20consultations/2015/2015.08.08%20-%20chiltern%20-%20section%2022%20-%20closes%203%20september%202015/chiltern%20proposed%20form%20p%20114th%20oxp%20tt%202015.pdf |format=PDF |title=APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF RAIL REGULATION FOR A PASSENGER TRACK ACCESS AGREEMENT, OR AMENDMENT TO A PASSENGER TRACK ACCESS AGREEMENT UNDER SECTIONS 17-22A OF THE RAILWAYS ACT 1993 |publisher=Networkrail.co.uk |accessdate=2015-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Chiltern Railways names new Oxfordshire station Oxford Parkway |date=20 September 2013 |publisher=Chiltern Railways |url=http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/chiltern-railways-names-new-oxfordshire-station-oxford-parkway |accessdate=20 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060403/http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/chiltern-railways-names-new-oxfordshire-station-oxford-parkway |archivedate=21 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> lies between [[Kidlington]] and [[Oxford]] beside the existing Water Eaton [[park-and-ride]] site.<ref name="oxfordshire1">{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/water-eaton-park-and-ride-ox2-8ha |title=Water Eaton park and ride – OX2 8HA &#124; Oxfordshire County Council |publisher=Oxfordshire.gov.uk |date=2015-09-22 |accessdate=2015-10-27}}</ref><ref name="oxfordshire1"/> It serves Kidlington, north Oxford and nearby villages. The station forms part of a multi-modal transport interchange node, connecting travellers by bus, cycle, on foot and by car with rail transport.  It is also intended to attract park-and-ride traffic from the busy [[A34 road|A34]], [[A40 road|A40]] and [[A44 road]]s.
-Services to Oxford started on 11 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Chiltern Railways timetable from December 11th 2016|url=https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/sites/default/files/files/timetables/Timetable_December_11_2016.pdf|publisher=[[Chiltern Railways]]|accessdate=3 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203125114/https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/sites/default/files/files/timetables/Timetable_December_11_2016.pdf|archive-date=3 December 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P20419/2016/12/11/advanced|title=Realtime Trains {{!}} 1Y03 0743 Oxford to London Marylebone|last=Ltd|first=swlines|website=www.realtimetrains.co.uk|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref>
 ==Description==
-The station is part of [[Evergreen 3|Project Evergreen 3]], funded and managed by [[Chiltern Railways]]. It is served every half-hour by trains from London {{rws|Marylebone}}. Chiltern Railways opened the station in October 2015 for trains towards Bicester and [[Marylebone station|London Marylebone]], with services to [[Oxford railway station]] beginning in December 2016, delayed from Spring 2016 as locals objected to the extra noise that would be caused.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/2016/01/27/oxford-marylebone-service-delayed-until-december |title=Oxford-Marylebone service delayed until December}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/chilterns-oxford-city-centre-london-services-pushed-to-december |title=Chiltern’s Oxford city centre-London services pushed to December}}</ref> The journey time to London is about an hour.  Network Rail completed the final track upgrades on this portion of the route in September 2016<ref>[http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/oxford-to-marylebone-track-now-complete "Oxford to Marylebone track now complete"]''Network Rail Media Centre'' press release 21 September 2016</ref> allowing driver training runs on the line ahead of the inauguration of new services on 11 December.
+The station is part of [[Evergreen 3|Project Evergreen 3]], funded and managed by [[Chiltern Railways]]. It is served every half-hour by trains from London {{rws|Marylebone}}. Chiltern Railways opened the station in October 2015 for trains towards Bicester and [[Marylebone station|London Marylebone]], with services to [[Oxford railway station]] beginning in December 2016, delayed from Spring 2016 as locals objected to the extra noise that would be caused.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/2016/01/27/oxford-marylebone-service-delayed-until-december |title=Oxford-Marylebone service delayed until December |access-date=29 January 2016 |archive-date=31 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131222824/http://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/2016/01/27/oxford-marylebone-service-delayed-until-december |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/chilterns-oxford-city-centre-london-services-pushed-to-december |title=Chiltern's Oxford city centre-London services pushed to December |access-date=20 January 2016 |archive-date=24 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124000816/http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/rail-news/chilterns-oxford-city-centre-london-services-pushed-to-december |url-status=live }}</ref> The journey time to London is about an hour.  Network Rail completed the final track upgrades on this portion of the route in September 2016<ref>[http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/oxford-to-marylebone-track-now-complete "Oxford to Marylebone track now complete"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923041124/http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/oxford-to-marylebone-track-now-complete |date=23 September 2016 }}''Network Rail Media Centre'' press release 21 September 2016</ref> allowing driver training runs on the line ahead of the inauguration of new services on 11 December.
-The [[East West Rail|East West Rail Consortium]]'s planned rail service between Oxford and {{rws|Milton Keynes Central}} and {{rws|Bedford}} Midland will also serve Oxford Parkway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eastwestrail.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/EWR-prospectus-web-2.pdf |publisher=[[East West Rail|East West Rail Consortium]] |title=Prospectus |accessdate=14 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303182356/http://eastwestrail.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/EWR-prospectus-web-2.pdf |archivedate=3 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+The [[East West Rail|East West Rail Consortium]]'s planned rail service between Oxford and {{rws|Milton Keynes Central}} and {{rws|Bedford}} Midland will also serve Oxford Parkway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eastwestrail.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/EWR-prospectus-web-2.pdf |publisher=[[East West Rail|East West Rail Consortium]] |title=Prospectus |access-date=14 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303182356/http://eastwestrail.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/EWR-prospectus-web-2.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-The station is on the site of the [[Buckinghamshire Railway]]'s temporary Oxford Banbury Road terminus (1850–51), and north-east of the site of the former {{rws|Oxford Road Halt}} (1905–26). In 1942 a Government grain [[silo]] was built next to the site as part of a Second World War network to concentrate scarce food and distribute it by rail. It was in use until the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/community/memorylane/10751298.a_look_back_at_the_history_of_the_Water_Eaton_grain_silo_as_wartime_facility_nears_its_end/ |author=Memory Lane |title=a look back at the history of the Water Eaton grain silo as wartime facility nears its end |newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] |publisher=[[Newsquest]] |date=21 October 2013 |accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref> In October 2013 Chiltern Railways had it demolished as part of site preparation for the new station and car park.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10780555.Water_Eaton_grain_silo_is_demolished/ |last=Fantato |first=Damian |title=Water Eaton grain silo is demolished |newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] |publisher=Newsquest |date=2 November 2013 |accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref>
+The station is on the site of the [[Buckinghamshire Railway]]'s temporary Oxford Banbury Road terminus (1850–51), and north-east of the site of the former {{rws|Oxford Road Halt}} (1905–26). In 1942 a Government grain [[silo]] was built next to the site as part of a Second World War network to concentrate scarce food and distribute it by rail. It was in use until the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/community/memorylane/10751298.a_look_back_at_the_history_of_the_Water_Eaton_grain_silo_as_wartime_facility_nears_its_end/ |author=Memory Lane |title=a look back at the history of the Water Eaton grain silo as wartime facility nears its end |newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] |publisher=[[Newsquest]] |date=21 October 2013 |access-date=13 December 2013 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213130402/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/community/memorylane/10751298.a_look_back_at_the_history_of_the_Water_Eaton_grain_silo_as_wartime_facility_nears_its_end/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2013 Chiltern Railways had it demolished as part of site preparation for the new station and car park.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10780555.Water_Eaton_grain_silo_is_demolished/ |last=Fantato |first=Damian |title=Water Eaton grain silo is demolished |newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] |publisher=Newsquest |date=2 November 2013 |access-date=13 December 2013 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213131047/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10780555.Water_Eaton_grain_silo_is_demolished/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 [[File:Oxford_Parkway_3rd_November2015_12.JPG|thumb|The station in November 2015, soon after opening]]
-Water Eaton Park-and-Ride is immediately adjacent, with bus services to central Oxford<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parkandride.oxfordbus.co.uk/timetables-fares/500 |title=500 : park&ride : Oxford Bus Company |publisher=Parkandride.oxfordbus.co.uk |date=2015-10-22 |accessdate=2015-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108212114/http://parkandride.oxfordbus.co.uk/timetables-fares/500 |archive-date=8 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and to the Headington hospitals (Monday to Friday only).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stagecoachbus.com/pdfs/XOAO700.pdf |format=PDF |title=Stagecoach Bus Timetable |publisher=Stagecoachbus.com |accessdate=2015-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909133530/https://www.stagecoachbus.com/pdfs/XOAO700.pdf |archive-date=9 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+The Oxford Parkway (Formerly known as Water Eaton) Park-and-Ride is immediately adjacent, with bus services to central Oxford,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parkandride.oxfordbus.co.uk/timetables-fares/500 |title=500 : park&ride : Oxford Bus Company |publisher=Parkandride.oxfordbus.co.uk |date=2015-10-22 |access-date=2015-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108212114/http://parkandride.oxfordbus.co.uk/timetables-fares/500 |archive-date=8 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Oxford Airport|London Oxford Airport]] and to the Headington hospitals (Monday to Friday only).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stagecoachbus.com/pdfs/XOAO700.pdf |title=Stagecoach Bus Timetable |publisher=Stagecoachbus.com |access-date=2015-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909133530/https://www.stagecoachbus.com/pdfs/XOAO700.pdf |archive-date=9 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-The station lies on [[National Cycle Route 51]], which links Oxford to Bicester and further East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/route-51 |title=Route 51 – Map |publisher=Sustrans |date= |accessdate=2015-10-27}}</ref>  Oxford Parkway has covered two-level parking for 152 pedal cycles adjacent to the entrance, additional to the existing cycle parking at the nearby Park & Ride.  It has CCTV surveillance.<ref name="nationalrail1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/OXP/details.html |title=National Rail Enquiries – Station facilities for Oxford Parkway |publisher=Nationalrail.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-10-27}}</ref>
+The station lies on [[National Cycle Route 51]], which links Oxford to Bicester and further East.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/route-51 |title=Route 51 – Map |publisher=Sustrans |access-date=2015-10-27 |archive-date=9 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009032040/http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/route-51 |url-status=live }}</ref>  Oxford Parkway has covered two-level parking for 152 pedal cycles adjacent to the entrance, additional to the existing cycle parking at the nearby Park & Ride.  It has CCTV surveillance.<ref name="nationalrail1">{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/OXP/details.html |title=National Rail Enquiries – Station facilities for Oxford Parkway |publisher=Nationalrail.co.uk |access-date=2015-10-27 |archive-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110055057/http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/OXP/details.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The car park has 815 standard spaces, plus 41 spaces for passengers with reduced mobility. There is realtime information about remaining available spaces.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk/carpark.aspx |title=Park and ride car parks |publisher=Voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk |accessdate=2015-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925095850/http://voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk/Carpark.aspx |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>  There is a fee to park a car<ref name="oxfordshire1"/> but the first hour is free.  There are also spaces for 30 motorcycles.
+The car park has 815 standard spaces, plus 41 spaces for passengers with reduced mobility. There is realtime information about remaining available spaces.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk/carpark.aspx |title=Park and ride car parks |publisher=Voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk |access-date=2015-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925095850/http://voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk/Carpark.aspx |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>  There is a fee to park a car<ref name="oxfordshire1"/> but the first hour is free.  There are also spaces for 30 motorcycles.
 Purchase of rail travel tickets is by machine; there is no ticket office at the station,<ref name="nationalrail1"/> but there is an information desk. Toilet and refreshment facilities are also present.
 == Grain silo ==
-Prior to the station's construction, the site was occupied by a large grain silo. This followed a standard pattern common to other wartime silos, taking the form of two banks of ten seven-storey high cylindrical reinforced concrete silos side by side with the space between them filled by a brick access shaft. In the shaft there were associated grain handling machinery and two enormous grain driers which extended the full height of the building. It was built in the early 1940s and closed in the late 1980s, after which the yard surrounding it was used by several local businesses including a pet food supplier and a car breaker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/community/memorylane/10751298.a_look_back_at_the_history_of_the_Water_Eaton_grain_silo_as_wartime_facility_nears_its_end/|title=a look back at the history of the Water Eaton grain silo as wartime facility nears its end|website=Oxford Mail|access-date=2016-12-03}}</ref>
+Prior to the station's construction, the site was occupied by a large grain silo. This followed a standard pattern common to other wartime silos, taking the form of two banks of ten seven-storey high cylindrical reinforced concrete silos side by side with the space between them filled by a brick access shaft. In the shaft there were associated grain handling machinery and two enormous grain driers which extended the full height of the building. It was built in the early 1940s and closed in the late 1980s, after which the yard surrounding it was used by several local businesses including a pet food supplier and a car breaker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/community/memorylane/10751298.a_look_back_at_the_history_of_the_Water_Eaton_grain_silo_as_wartime_facility_nears_its_end/|title=a look back at the history of the Water Eaton grain silo as wartime facility nears its end|website=Oxford Mail|date=21 October 2013 |access-date=2016-12-03|archive-date=13 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213130402/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/community/memorylane/10751298.a_look_back_at_the_history_of_the_Water_Eaton_grain_silo_as_wartime_facility_nears_its_end/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ==Services==
+{{Oxford area RDT}}
 All services at Oxford Parkway are operated by [[Chiltern Railways]]. The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:
 * 2 tph to [[Marylebone station|London Marylebone]]
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 [[Category:Railway stations opened by Network Rail]]
 [[Category:Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways]]
+[[Category:East West Rail]]