 It had been opened as far as on 1 October 1850, from Islip to a temporary station at Banbury Road on 2 December 1850, and from Banbury Road to Oxford on 20 May 1851.At the point where the main Oxford-Banbury road (now the A4165 road) crossed the line, a level crossing was constructed, known as Oxford Road Crossing ().This was the location of the temporary "Banbury Road" terminus, which was used until the facilities at Oxford were ready.