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Since at least February 1999 the station has been served by a minimal service of two trains per day, one in each direction. [2]This service is currently formed of the 08:13 train to Didcot Parkway and the 17:36 train to Moreton-in-Marsh which operate Monday-Friday only.
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.. The Act required the line to be built to Isambard Kingdom Brunel's 7 feet 1 ⁄ 4 inch (2,140 mm) broad gauge but delays, disputes and increasing costs led to its being completed as 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge.
Moreton is still a junction, allowing trains to pass between the main lines on the south, and the relief and Oxford lines on the north. An avoiding line runs from Didcot East Junction, behind the marshalling yard and the Didcot Railway Centre, allowing trains to Oxford to run through without blocking the station platforms. [ 18 ]
The station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWW) on 4 June 1853, [2] the day that the southern section of the OWW's main line, between Evesham and Wolvercote Junction (just north of Oxford), was opened. [3] It was once the southern end of the Stratford-upon-Avon to Moreton tramway.
Shipton is served by 2-3 trains in each direction each weekday. The up trains are a morning service to Didcot Parkway and an early evening service to Oxford, which is operated by a Class 800 Intercity Express Train (IET). The down services are an early evening service to Moreton-in-Marsh and two later services to Worcester.
Moreton station opened for regular service on 2 July 1866, on the Hoylake Railway, between Hoylake and Birkenhead Docks. [1] [2] By 1898, the station had a small signal box towards the eastern end of the westbound platform, and a siding to the south of the station. [3] West of the station, sidings for Moreton brickworks were added around 1903.