It became a junction station in 1890 upon the opening of the Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line, and served the area for over 100 years before falling victim to the programme of closures initiated by the Beeching Report in 1964.

Originally named Woodstock Road,[2] the station was inconveniently sited at the northern end of Kidlington, around 20 minutes walk from the village centre.

In addition, it was likely that two sidings had been installed: one to serve the loading dock to the rear of the down platform, and one connected to a goods shed of typical Great Western Railway design.

Kidlington resembled St Germans on the Cornish Main Line, but its hipped roof and larger canopy made it seem at first glance very different.

[4] By the 1950s, rationalisation and cuts in the frequency of services led to passengers alighting at Kidlington having to wait two hours for a connecting train to Oxford.

The new housing developments in the village were situated on its southern side and the new occupants also preferred local bus services to Oxford rather than walk the 2 miles (3.2 km) to the station.

A reprieve was given by the Government to Tackley and Heyford, but Bletchington and Kidlington closed in November 1964,[12] despite it being the largest village on the Cherwell Valley Line between Oxford and Banbury.

These were not forthcoming and the land earmarked for the station was redeveloped, leaving insufficient room for an approach road and car park.

[15] Since the 1980s, Oxfordshire County Council has advocated a new Kidlington station on the Cherwell Valley Line on land beside Lyne Road between Flatford Place and Thorne Close.

[citation needed] Train operating company Chiltern Railways constructed a new station on the Oxford to Bicester Line just south of Kidlington as part of its Project Evergreen 3 development programme.