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It was opened as '''Combe Halt''' by the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1935, originally having two platforms.{{sfn|Robertson|1990|p={{page needed|date=October 2012}}}} In 2012, it was equipped with the modern Customer Information display screen now found on most First Great Western stations, plus an automatic train announcement system. |
It was opened as '''Combe Halt''' by the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1935, originally having two platforms.{{sfn|Robertson|1990|p={{page needed|date=October 2012}}}} In 2012, it was equipped with the modern Customer Information display screen now found on most First Great Western stations, plus an automatic train announcement system. |
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The station is about half a mile from the village of Combe (to the NW) and the hamlet of Combe East End (to the NE). |
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Revision as of 16:27, 12 July 2014
Combe | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | West Oxfordshire |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CME |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 July 1935 |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | GWR |
| Key dates | |
| 1935 | Opened |
Combe railway station serves the village of Combe in Oxfordshire, England. It is on the Cotswold Line. This station and all trains serving it are run by First Great Western.
On weekdays (including bank holidays), only one train in each direction serves the station: the 07:58 to Oxford and the 17:43 to Great Malvern. There are no trains at weekends.[1]
It was opened as Combe Halt by the Great Western Railway in 1935, originally having two platforms.[2] In 2012, it was equipped with the modern Customer Information display screen now found on most First Great Western stations, plus an automatic train announcement system.
The station is about half a mile from the village of Combe (to the NW) and the hamlet of Combe East End (to the NE).
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Finstock | First Great Western Cotswold Line Mondays-Fridays only |
Hanborough | ||
References
Notes
- ^ Table 126 National Rail timetable, May 12
- ^ Robertson 1990, p. [page needed].
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Robertson, Kevin (1990). Great Western Railway Halts. Vol. 1. Pinner: Irwell Press. ISBN 1-871608-17-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Combe Halt at The Railway Station Gallery
51°49′55″N 1°23′35″W / 51.832°N 1.393°W
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