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Challow railway station information


Challow
Challow station in 2007, with little remaining of the original station
General information
LocationWest Challow, District of Vale of White Horse
England
Grid referenceSU355905
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGWR
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1840Opened as Faringdon Road
1 June 1864Renamed Challow[1]
1932Rebuilt
7 December 1964Closed to passengers
29 March 1965Closed to freight

Challow railway station is a former railway station about 2 miles (3 km) south of Stanford in the Vale on the A417 road between Wantage and Faringdon. It is named after the villages of West Challow and East Challow, which are 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and 2.5 miles (4 km) southeast of the former station.

  1. ^ Opening of the Faringdon Branch. Paddington: Great Western Railway (Accountants's Office). Circular A 204. 31 May 1864.

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