Oxford railway station is a mainline railway station serving the city of Oxford, England. It is about 0.5mi west of the city centre, north-west of Frideswide Square and the eastern end of Botley Road. It is on the line for trains between and Hereford via . It is a starting point for fast and local trains to London Paddington and, and for local trains to, Worcester and . It is also on the north/south Cross Country Route from and via and Reading to . The station is managed by Great Western Railway, and also served by CrossCountry and Chiltern Railways trains. Immediately to the north is Sheepwash Channel Railway Bridge over the Sheepwash Channel.