Finedon railway station

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Finedon
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Site of Finedon station, 1993
Location Isham, North Northamptonshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1857Opened
2 December 1940Closed (passenger)
1964Closed (goods)

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

It had one island platform. Being a mile and a half from Finedon village it was little used in later years and closed to passengers in 1940. It remained open for goods until 1964 and had quite large sidings for the local stone, with a tramway to the Excelsior and the Finedon Hill mines. [1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Isham and Burton Latimer   Midland Railway
Midland Main Line
  Wellingborough

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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

 
 

Coordinates: 52°20′51″N0°41′26″W / 52.3475°N 0.6906°W / 52.3475; -0.6906