It is on the Cherwell Valley Line and is ideally located for visiting the Oxford Canal and Heyford Wharf, which are both alongside.

The station, and 10 trains each Monday to Saturday serving it, are operated by Great Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between Didcot Parkway and Banbury, operated by Great Western Railway.

The station is also served by a single late evening service from Oxford to Banbury, operated by Chiltern Railways on weekdays only.

[1] On Sundays, the station is served by three Great Western Railway services in each direction between Oxford and Banbury during the summer months (between May and September) only.