Kings Sutton
National Rail
General information
LocationKing's Sutton, West Northamptonshire
England
Coordinates52°01′16″N 1°16′52″W / 52.021°N 1.281°W / 52.021; -1.281
Grid referenceSP494360
Managed byChiltern Railways
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKGS
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 December 1873 (1873-12-01)Opened as King's Sutton
2 November 1964Renamed King's Sutton Halt
6 May 1968Renamed Kings Sutton
Passengers
2018/19Increase 75,554
2019/20Increase 82,796
2020/21Decrease 22,494
2021/22Increase 45,532
2022/23Increase 54,582
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kings Sutton railway station serves the village of King's Sutton in Northamptonshire, England. It is also one of the nearest railway stations to the town of Brackley. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways, who provide most of the services, including from London Paddington and Marylebone to Oxford and Banbury.

History

The Great Western Railway built the Oxford — Banbury section of the Oxford and Rugby Railway between 1845 and 1850. However, the GWR did not open a station at King's Sutton until 1872.[1] By 1881 the arrival of the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway via Chipping Norton had made King's Sutton a junction. British Railways withdrew passenger services between King's Sutton and Chipping Norton in 1951 and closed the B&CDR line to freight traffic in 1964. The station was reduced to an unstaffed halt from 2 November 1964.[2] BR removed King's Sutton station footbridge in the 1960s and replaced it with a signal-controlled barrow crossing at the North end of the platform. An incident in early 2005 where a passenger was nearly hit by an express train saw the Northbound platform closed for a short period whilst security guards were brought in to man the crossing. This led to work starting on a new bridge in late 2005 and completion in May 2006.[3] The old passenger shelter on the up platform was replaced by a new plastic and metal 'bus-shelter' style one.

A late night robbery in 2001 led Chiltern Railways to raise security concerns. As a result, CCTV cameras were installed in 2002.

Kings Sutton is the least used station in the county of Northamptonshire.[4]

Routes and operators

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways around King's Sutton (bottom left, in yellow)

Services at King's Sutton are operated by Chiltern Railways and Great Western Railway.

Chiltern Railways operate services approximately every two hours off peak between London Marylebone and Banbury with the majority of these extended to Stratford-upon-Avon. On Sundays, these services are extended beyond Banbury to Birmingham Moor Street. Chiltern Railways also operate a single late evening service between Oxford and Banbury via the Cherwell Valley Line.

Great Western Railway operate services approximately every two hours Monday-Saturday between Banbury and Oxford with some of these services extended to Didcot Parkway and Reading. A limited Sunday service (3 trains per day) operates on this route during the summer months only.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Great Western Railway
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways
Cherwell Valley Line
Limited Service
  Historical railways  
Banbury
Line and station open		   Great Western Railway
Oxford and Rugby Railway		   Aynho for Deddington
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Bicester "cut-off"		   Aynho Park
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway		   Adderbury
Line and station closed

References

  1. ↑ Compton, Hugh J. (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 117. ISBN 0-7153-7238-6.
  2. ↑ "Services withdrawn by L.M.R.". Railway Magazine. Vol. 110, no. 764. Westminster: Tothill Press. December 1964. p. 920.
  3. ↑ "Footbridges over Rail". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Office of Rail and Road statistics".
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