Daventry railway station

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Daventry
Daventry station, old photograph 2.jpg
Daventry station when open, looking south
General information
Location Daventry, West Northamptonshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 March 1888Station opens
September 1958Station closes
Location
Daventry railway station

Daventry was a railway station serving the town of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. It was on the Weedon to Leamington Spa branch line. The station opened on 1 March 1888 when a branch from the main line at Weedon reached the town. This line was extended in 1895 to reach Leamington Spa. [1]

Contents

The station was located to the east of the town centre, and was made mostly from wood. It was on a passing loop and had two platforms linked by a footbridge. The main station building was located on the down (westbound) platform, with a small waiting room on the up platform. Adjacent to the station were some goods sidings. [1] The station was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958, however the line remained open for freight until 2 December 1963.

Nothing now remains of the station. It was demolished in January 1968, and the A425 Daventry bypass built over the site. [1] However some of the former trackbed to the north of the station remains in use as a footpath and cycleway.

Long Buckby railway station is now the nearest station to Daventry, being about 4.5 mi (7.2 km) away.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Weedon
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Weedon to Leamington Spa line
  Braunston
Line and station closed

Model

A scale model of Daventry station made by Roger Bagnall is exhibited at the Daventry town museum. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hurst, Geoffrey (1993). LNWR Branch Lines of West Leicestershire & East Warwickshire (First ed.). Milepost Publications. ISBN   0-947796-16-9.
  2. "Train station". Daventry Museum. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

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