 Freight traffic from the Oxford to Bletchley line was rerouted via a connecting spur near which was brought into use on 14 September 1940, thereby allowing trains to work south over the Great Central Main Line.After closure, the track was eventually lifted although the northern section of the route between Verney Junction and Winslow Road was retained until 1957 for the storage of condemned rolling stock, with the track finally being removed in 1961.The site of Winslow Road has been reused for dog kennels.