Irchester railway station

Former railway station in Northamptonshire, England

52°17′04″N 0°38′05″W / 52.28431°N 0.63469°W / 52.28431; -0.63469Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMidland RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1857Opened1960Closed (passenger)1965Closed (goods)

Irchester railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin in England.

The station building was built on an overbridge. It closed for passenger traffic in 1960, and for goods in 1965.

The Irchester Bank is one of the steepest of five summit levels between Leicester and Bedford. The surrounding country provided important traffic to the line in the form of ironstone for the smelters in Derbyshire.[1]

In the early twentyfirst century local campaigners argued for the station to be reopened to serve as a 'park and ride' station for the nearby town of Rushden.[2]

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Wellingborough   Midland Railway
Midland Main Line 		  Sharnbrook

See also

References

  1. ^ Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
  2. ^ "Support a Local as well as a Semi-Fast Train Service North of Bedford". Bedfordshire Railway & Transport Association (BRTA). 10 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2012. (Web site last updated September 2003)
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