King's Cliffe Railway Station
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, but from 1883 to 1916 was also served by trains of the Great Northern Railway.
The station was opened on 1 November 1879 and closed to passengers on 6 June 1966. 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.
| 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
- ^ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 16, section F1. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
- ^ Leleux, R. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain – Volume 9 – The East Midlands (2nd ed.). Trowbridge: Book Club Associates. p. 108. ISBN 0-946537-06-2.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Hurst, G. (1992). Register of Closed Railways. Worksop: Milepost Publications. p. 44. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.
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