Oxford railway station
Oxford 
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Oxford station from the south with platforms 4 (left) and 3 (right)
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| Location | |
| Place | Oxford |
| Local authority | City of Oxford |
| Coordinates | 51°45′12″N 1°16′13″W / 51.7534°N 1.2703°WCoordinates: 51°45′12″N 1°16′13″W / 51.7534°N 1.2703°W |
| Grid reference | SP504063 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | OXF |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | B |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 6.227 million |
| 2012/13 |
6.310 million |
| 2013/14 |
6.505 million |
| 2014/15 |
6.625 million |
| 2015/16 |
 6.564 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1852 | Opened |
| 1971 | Rebuilt |
| 1990 | Rebuilt |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oxford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Oxford railway station is a mainline railway station serving the city of Oxford, England. It is about 0.5 miles (800 m) west of the city centre, north-west of Frideswide Square and the eastern end of Botley Road. It is on the line for trains between London Paddington and Hereford via Worcester Shrub Hill. It is a starting point for fast and local trains to London Paddington and London Marylebone, and for local trains to Reading, Worcester (Shrub Hill and Foregate stations), and Banbury. It is also on the north/south Cross Country Route from Manchester Piccadilly and Newcastle via Birmingham New Street and Reading to Bournemouth. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, and also served by CrossCountry and Chiltern Railways trains. Immediately to the north is Sheepwash Channel Railway Bridge over the Sheepwash Channel.
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