Chiltern Green railway station explained

Chiltern Green
Status:Disused
Borough:New Mill End, District of Central Bedfordshire
Country:England
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Years:13 July 1868
Events:Opened as Chiltern Green
Years1:1 December 1891
Events1:Renamed Chiltern Green for Luton Hoo
Years2:7 April 1952
Events2:Closed [1]

Chiltern Green railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras.

The station was located in New Mill End but took its name from the small hamlet of Chiltern Green about a mile away. Adjacent to it was the GNR station of Luton Hoo also located in New Mill End. The small hamlet of New Mill End is unique in having two railway stations (Chiltern Green and Luton Hoo) neither of which, after 1 December 1891, were named after the village they served. The two lines ran side by side at this point: the Midland into Luton Midland Road and the GNR from Hatfield into Luton Bute Street.[2]

The station closed in 1952 due to competition from Luton Hoo station, only 600yd away. Ironically, the branch line between and, which Luton Hoo was on, closed in 1965, meaning that New Mill End was no longer served by a local railway station.

The station buildings survive to this day as a private home. The platform on the station building side partly survives but is overgrown and difficult to see when passing in a train. The other platform was removed when the line was electrified.

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51.8503°N -0.3694°W

Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
  3. . 1871 . 1871-1879 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 566 . 6 March 2021.
  4. . 1881 . 1881-1898 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 745 . 20 February 2021.
  5. . 1881 . 1881-1898 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 844 . 20 February 2021.
  6. News: . Midland Railway Staff Changes . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal . England . 24 June 1922 . 6 March 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  7. News: . Walsall Station Chief . Birmingham Daily Gazette . England . 14 November 1933 . 6 March 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  8. News: . Stationmaster retires . Sheffield Independent . England . 15 July 1937 . 6 March 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .