Abingdon Road Halt railway station was built by the Great Western Railway to serve South Hinksey, a village near Oxford.
History The station was situated on the main Didcot to railway line, to the north of Kennington Junction, the junction for and . It was on the southern side of Abingdon Road,Simpson 2001, p.61 which crosses the railway here over a brick bridge known locally as the Red Bridge.
It was opened on 1 February 1908 along with four other halts on the route between Oxford and .Butt 1995, p.13Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Feb), fig. 41Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Apr), fig. 28Waters 1986, p.128
Services were provided by steam railmotors based at Oxford, which was also the western terminus; the eastern terminus of these services was , or .Waters 1986, p.30 When the railmotor services were withdrawn on 22 March 1915, the halt closed.Waters 1986, pp.31,128Simpson 2001, p.54 The line remains open for passenger services between and , but these do not call at Abingdon Road Halt. The line was quadrupled during 1942, and little, if any, trace remains.Mitchell & Smith 2003 (Feb), fig. 43
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External links Site of Abingdon Road Halt on a navigable 1946 O.S. map