Travelling by train to the History of Science Museum is super-simple. The nearest railway station to the History of Science Museum is Oxford, which is served by GWR, Chiltren and CrossCountry services throughout the day. It's 14 minutes to the History of Science Museum on foot. You'll find the museum on the other side of the city centre.

The History of Science Museum is home to an unrivalled collection of historic scientific instruments and all of these treasures can be found in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean.

Visit the History of Science Museum website for opening information.

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More about the Museum of the History of Science

With approximately 20,000 objects covering almost all aspects of the history of science, from antiquity to the early 1900s. Highlights include the collections of astrolabes, sundials, and early mathematical instruments, together with apparatus associated with chemistry, medicine, and communications. In addition, the Museum also possesses a unique library for the study of the history of scientific instruments that includes manuscripts, prints, and early photographic material.

Departures and arrivals from Oxford

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Departing toTrainTimePlatformStatus
to Didcot ParkwayGreat Western Railway06:073On time
to London MaryleboneChiltern Railways06:101On time
to BanburyGreat Western Railway06:244On time
to London PaddingtonGreat Western Railway06:303On time
to Manchester PiccadillyCrossCountry06:394On time
Arriving fromTrainTimePlatformStatus
from BanburyChiltern Railways06:152On time
from London PaddingtonGreat Western Railway06:183On time
from Didcot ParkwayGreat Western Railway06:214On time
from Southampton CentralCrossCountry06:384On time
from London PaddingtonGreat Western Railway06:474On time

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