. ▁ ▁Struct ures ▁and ▁sid ings ▁W ot ton ▁station ▁was ▁situated ▁in ▁open ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁about ▁one ▁mile ▁( 1 . 6   km ) ▁from ▁the ▁nearest ▁settlement ▁of ▁W ot ton ▁Under wood , ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁around ▁ 2 2 0 . ▁R ough ly ▁half way ▁between ▁the ▁line ' s ▁termin us ▁at ▁Br ill ▁and ▁the ▁j unction ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁at ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road , ▁the ▁station ▁marked ▁the ▁official ▁mid point ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁for ▁operating ▁purposes . ▁When ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁locomot ive ▁was ▁in ▁operation ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁the ▁Tr am way ▁operated ▁a ▁token ▁sign alling ▁system ▁using ▁colour - coded ▁staff s ; ▁drivers ▁on ▁the ▁section ▁between ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road ▁and ▁W ot ton ▁were ▁obliged ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁blue ▁staff ; ▁those ▁between ▁W ot ton ▁and ▁Br ill ▁( and ▁the ▁Kings wood ▁s iding ) ▁a ▁red ▁staff . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁sharp ▁curve ; ▁had ▁the ▁extension ▁to ▁Oxford ▁been ▁built , ▁the ▁station ▁would ▁have ▁needed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁res ited ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁longer ▁and ▁faster ▁trains . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁station ▁was ▁a ▁cru de ▁earth ▁bank ▁ ▁high , ▁held ▁in ▁place ▁by ▁wooden ▁pl anks , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁re built . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁level ▁platform , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁ ▁square ▁goods ▁shed