King's Cliffe railway station explained

King's Cliffe
Status:Disused
Borough:King's Cliffe, North Northamptonshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.5673°N -0.512°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:London and North Western Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 November 1879
Events:Opened
Years1:6 June 1966
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:3 June 1968
Events2: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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Conolly, W. Philip . British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer . 5th . January 1976 . . Shepperton . 0-7110-0320-3 . EX/0176 . p. 16, section F1 .
  2. Book: Leleux, R. . 1984 . A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain – Volume 9 – The East Midlands . 2nd . Trowbridge . Book Club Associates . 0-946537-06-2 . 108 .
  3. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 134 .
  4. Book: Hurst, G. . 1992 . Register of Closed Railways . Worksop . Milepost Publications . 0-947796-18-5 . 44 .