Isham and Burton Latimer railway station

Burton Latimer
General information
Location	Burton Latimer, North Northamptonshire England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways
Key dates
8 May 1857 [1]	Opened as Isham
Jan 1859	Renamed Isham and Burton Latimer
1 Oct 1923	Renamed Burton Latimer for Isham
20 Nov 1950	Closed
Location

Isham and Burton Latimer railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 to serve the villages of Isham and Burton Latimer on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin. ^[2] It closed in 1950 and the building has since been converted into a house.

Slightly north of it was a branch line which ran until 1959 to Thrapston and Huntingdon.

Site of Burton Latimer Station in 1962

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Kettering		Midland Railway Midland Main Line		Finedon

References

1. 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.
2. Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books

 
 

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