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]