Elton railway station
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This article is about former railway station in Huntingdonshire. For the operational railway station in Nottinghamshire, see Elton and Orston railway station. For the operational station in Cheshire, see Ince and Elton railway station. For the operational CTrain station, see Erlton/Stampede station.
Former railway station in Huntingdonshire, England
Elton | |
|---|---|
| Access road to Elton railway station, which was just beyond the cottages. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Elton, Huntingdonshire England |
| Grid reference | TL079948 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| January 1847 | Station opened |
| 7 December 1953 | Station closed[1] |
Elton railway station is a former railway station in Elton, Cambridgeshire on former Northampton and Peterborough Railway which connected Peterborough with Northampton via Wellingborough.
History
[edit ]The station opened in 1847 and closed in 1953 to passengers.[2] In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the London and North Western Railway. At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.
Elton was the last station along the line before crossing the border into Northamptonshire towards Oundle.
Route
[edit ]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oundle | London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway |
Wansford |
References
[edit ]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 173. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
[edit ]52°32′25′′N 0°24′38′′W / 52.5403°N 0.4105°W / 52.5403; -0.4105
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