When two Japanese women arrived at Charlbury Station convinced they were at Penzance, stationmaster John Cox knew he had a problem on his hands.
"After about half-an-hour of bowing and smiles I managed to put them in the care of a guard on a train back to Reading with instructions to make sure they caught the right train from there," said Mr Cox, who has retired.
Mr Cox, 60, of Witney, has been stationmaster at Charlbury for five years. Before that he was manager at Barclays Bank in Stow-on-the-Wold.
"I will miss the people but not the hassle with the trains over the last few months," said Mr Cox, who added that rail users had brought him presents and cards as retirement gifts.
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