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Location notes
Oxford station, on the Great Western main line from London to Birmingham. The station is about 5min walk from Oxford city centre.
Railway type and traffic
Mainly units such as Voyagers, and Diesel - Networkers, Turbostars and sometimes a few steam trains on special occasions.
Various freight trains, predomanantley 66 hauled.
Various freight trains, predomanantley 66 hauled.
Environment
Oxford station is not accessible without a ticket, but you can use the road behind the back entrance of it. It is a dead end road, leads further on over a little water channel bridge to a student's housing area. The environment is not very busy, sometimes a few students come along and you can walk along the fence of the railway line leading into Oxford station. Shops and restaurants can be found about 5-10min in the centre of Oxford.
Road directions
Best follow Oxford ring road to the West of City, take A420 (Botley Rd, towards city centre) follow signs to rail station.
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Oxford Station map co-ordinates
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Oxford Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking is difficult as most spaces are for residents. Better arrive by train or bus (Oxford bus station is also only 5-10min away).
Public transport
Apart from train services, Oxford is served by a every 10min bus service from/to London and National Express in various directions. Follow signs to trains station. Pass the station main forecourt area on main road to go under railway bridge, a youth hostel is the next building on the right. Follow that street further on.
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Amenities
Oxford city centre is about 5-10min walk.
Accommodation
There is a YHA hostel is on the same road, but not inexpensive. A backpacker's hostel is in the city centre about 10min walk.
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Oxford Station
Streetmap links
Oxford Station general view map
Oxford Station close up map
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Oxford Station
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Oxford Station
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Oxford Station general view map
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Oxford Station
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Photographic notes
First the drawback: You have to be quite tall as there is a fence. But you can take photos through the fence perhaps or stand on the sideway which is a bit higher. Steps may also help.
You can see trains entering and leaving Oxford station or passing it in both directions. A bit further down the road is a turning point for local trains waiting for the next shift.
You can see trains entering and leaving Oxford station or passing it in both directions. A bit further down the road is a turning point for local trains waiting for the next shift.
General views - All photographs © Stephan Helbig unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking north
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
