- Ditchford railway station
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Ditchford Location Place nr Irthlingborough Area East Northamptonshire Grid reference SP930685 Operations Original company London and Birmingham Railway Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British RailwaysPlatforms 2 History 2 June 1845 Station opened 1 November 1924 Closed to passengers c. June 1952 Station closed to goods[1] Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZDitchford railway station is a former railway station on Ditchford Road, Northamptonshire on the former Northampton and Peterborough Railway line which connected Peterborough and Northampton.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.
Ditchford is famous as the locality of reputed treacle mines. The origin of this fantasy is obscure, though the station's sidings were primarily to serve a nearby ironstone quarry.[2] For most of its existence although on the bank of the river Nene it was without mains water, which had to be brought in each day by train. The Station Master had the power to stop any train so that his family could travel to Wellingborough and its remoteness meant that it saw little business and it closed to passengers in 1924.
The former service
The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1924 to passengers.
Former Services Preceding station Disused railways Following station Wellingborough London Road London and North Western Railway
Northampton and Peterborough RailwayIrthlingborough References
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Coordinates: 52°18′24″N 0°38′15″W / 52.30675°N 0.63740°W
Closed railway stations in Northamptonshire Northampton to Market Harborough line Banbury to Blisworth Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway Northampton Bridge Street · Billing · Castle Ashby & Earls Barton · Wellingborough London Road · Ditchford · Irthlingborough · Ringstead & Addington · Thrapston Bridge Street · Thorpe · Barnwell · OundleRugby to Peterborough East Market Harborough to Bedford Higham Ferrers branch Great Central Main Line Northampton Loop Line Rugby to Bletchley Welton · Weedon · Blisworth · RoadeKettering to Huntingdon Cranford · Twywell · Thrapston Midland Road · RaundsKettering to Melton Mowbray Rugby and Stamford Railway Lilbourne · Yelvertoft & Stanford ParkWeedon to Marton Junction Other stations Ashley & Weston · Aynho Park · Aynho for Deddington · Brackley Town · Northampton St. John's Street · PiddingtonCategories:- Railway stations opened in 1845
- Railway stations closed in 1952
- Disused railway stations in Northamptonshire
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- East Midlands railway station stubs
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