Services
Didcot is a major junction, where the former Great Western Railway line to Oxford, Birmingham and points north leaves the Great Western Main Line to Bristol Temple Meads via Swindon, Chippenham and Bath Spa also to Swansea via Bristol Parkway and Cardiff Central. There is no local service west of Didcot, so local service is exclusively provided by local trains taking the line to Oxford. However a proportion of the Inter-City services to Bristol and South Wales do stop here, with the remainder passing through the station non-stop. Fast trains to and from the Oxford line can avoid the station using the Didcot East curve, and generally do not stop at Didcot.
A few trains, generally early morning weekday and Sunday services, call at Didcot for the Cotswold Line to Hereford. Other infrequent services run to Cheltenham Spa or Weston-super-Mare and beyond.
CrossCountry services generally do not stop at Didcot, and avoid the station by using the Didcot East curve to and from the Oxford line. There are at present no scheduled passenger services which use the West Curve to avoid the station on direct services from Oxford to Swindon.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon | First Great Western |
Reading | ||
| Oxford | First Great Western |
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| Appleford | First Great Western |
Cholsey | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Steventon |
Great Western Railway |
Moulsford |
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| Appleford (original station) |
Great Western Railway |
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Great Western Railway |
Upton & Blewbury |
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