Trains to History of Science Museum

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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.

Ticket office

Ticket Machine	Available
Staff help	Unavailable
Staffing level	The staff is available at all times.
Oyster Prepay	Unavailable
Oyster topup	Unavailable
Oyster validator	Unavailable
Pre-purchase collection	Available

Luggage

Left Luggage	Unavailable
Left Luggage Website	https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Facilities

Shops	Available
Postbox	Available
Telephones	Available
Telephone types	Cards and coins
Station Buffet	Available
ATM	Available
Bureau de Change	Unavailable
Tourist Information Office	Available
Nearest station with more facilities	Step Free Category A Station - This station has step free access to all platforms via lifts and an overbridge to access platform 4

Toilets

Toilets	Available
Toilets notes	The toilets are located on the Station Concourse. The National key toilets are operated by a RADAR key. The RADAR key is available from station staff upon request.
Showers	Unavailable
Baby change	Available

WiFi

WiFi	Available
WiFi notes	Connect to "GWR Free Station WiFi".
Web kiosk	Unavailable

Staffing and customer service

Staff Help notes	Meeting point: Help desk on the main concourse.
Customer Service notes	Please visit https://www.railhelp.co.uk/gwr/ for GWR Help & Support. Or contact our social media team @gwrhelp.
Customer help points	Available
CCTV	Available

Parking

Carpark name	Station Car Park
Carpark operator	APCOA Parking (UK) Limited
Car parking spaces	530

Bicycle Facilities

Cycle storage	Available
Cycle storage spaces	1064
Sheltered cycle storage	Unavailable
Cycle storage CCTV	Available
Cycle storage notes	Car park
Cycle storage notes	There are stands available.

Accessibility

Step-free access	Step free access is available throughout the whole station.
Ramps for train access	Available
Wheelchairs	Available
Induction Loop	Available
Accessible ticket machines	Available
Accessible Booking Office counter	Available
Accessible taxis	Accessible taxis are available at this station, please see below for more information
Accessible taxis notes	Oxford station is a major station with taxis usually available on a rank. Advance booking is not normally necessary or even possible, unless arriving early in the morning or late at night. Operators who may accept bookings include: Radio (01865 242424) or 1 (01865 240000) or A1 (01865 248000).

First Class Lounge

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
Arrivals

Departing to	Train	Time	Platform	Status
to Didcot Parkway	Great Western Railway	05:20	3	On time
to London Paddington	Great Western Railway	05:50	3	On time
to Didcot Parkway	Great Western Railway	06:05	3	On time
to London Marylebone	Chiltern Railways	06:10	2	On time
to Banbury	Great Western Railway	06:24	4	On time

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Arriving from	Train	Time	Platform	Status
from Banbury	Chiltern Railways	06:15	2	On time
from London Paddington	Great Western Railway	06:17	3	On time
from Didcot Parkway	Great Western Railway	06:21	4	On time
from Eastleigh	CrossCountry	06:38	4	Scheduled
from London Paddington	Great Western Railway	06:47	4	On time

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Trains to the History of Science Museum

Station details & facilities

Ticket office

Luggage

Facilities

Toilets

WiFi

Staffing and customer service

Parking

Bicycle Facilities

Accessibility

First Class Lounge

Departures and arrivals from Oxford

Departures

Arrivals

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