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,[1] but from 1883 to 1916 was also served by trains of the Great Northern Railway.

King's Cliffe
General information
LocationKing's Cliffe, North Northamptonshire
England
Coordinates52.5673°N 0.5120°W / 52.5673; -0.5120
Grid referenceTL009976
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1879Opened
6 June 1966Closed to passengers
3 June 1968Closed completely

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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. Hurst, G. (1992). Register of Closed Railways. Worksop: Milepost Publications. p. 44. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.


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