Combe railway station serves the village of
Combe
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in
Oxfordshire,
England
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. It is on the
Cotswold Line
The Cotswold Line is an railway line between and in England.
History Early years
The line between Oxford and Worcester was built under an 1845 Act of Parliament and opened in 1851 as part of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway.
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. This station and all trains serving it are run by
Great Western Railway.
It was opened as Combe Halt by the
Great Western Railway in 1935, originally having two platforms. 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).
Services
Since at least February 1999 the station has been served by a minimal service of two trains per day, one in each direction.
This service is currently formed of the 08:13 train to and the 17:35 train to which operate Monday-Friday only. There are currently no weekend services at the station with a normal service running on most Bank Holidays.
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Railway stations in Oxfordshire
DfT Category F2 stations
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1935
Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
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