King's Cliffe railway station
King's Cliffe | |
|---|---|
London Midland and Scottish Railway | |
| Key dates | |
| 1 November 1879 | Opened |
| 6 June 1966 | Closed to passengers |
| 3 June 1968 | Closed completely |
King's Cliffe railway station is a former railway station in King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire. It was owned by the London and North Western Railway, being situated on their line between Market Harborough and Peterborough,[1] but from 1883 to 1916 was also served by trains of the Great Northern Railway.
The station was opened on 1 November 1879[2] and closed to passengers on 6 June 1966.[3] On that date the section from Rugby (Midland) to Kings Cliffe was closed completely, but the line east of Kings Cliffe station remained open for goods traffic. On 3 June 1968 Kings Cliffe station was closed to goods along with the track to Nassington station where a private siding and the line to Yarwell Junction at Wansford remained in use until 1971 to serve a sand and gravel quarry.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakerley & Barrowden | London and North Western Railway Rugby to Peterborough East |
Nassington | ||
| Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North |
References
- ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
- ISBN 0-946537-06-2.
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ISBN 0-947796-18-5.
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