Kempston Hardwick railway station

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Kempston Hardwick
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Station in 2012
General information
Location Kempston Hardwick, Bedford
England
Coordinates 52°05′31″N0°30′14″W / 52.092°N 0.504°W / 52.092; -0.504
Grid reference TL025447
Managed by London Northwestern Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKMH
Classification DfT category F2
Key dates
1905Opened as Kempston Hardwick Halt
1 January 1917Temporarily closed
5 May 1919Reopened [1]
15 July 1968Became unstaffed [2]
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 10,494
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Stewartby
towards Bletchley
London Northwestern Railway
Monday–Saturday only
Bedford St Johns
towards Bedford
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wootton Broadmead Halt   British Railways
Varsity Line
  Kempston and Elstow Halt

Community Rail Partnership

Kempston Hardwick station, in common with others on the Marston Vale Line, is covered by the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership, [15] which aims to increase use of the line by involving local people.


References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 130. ISBN   1-85260-508-1.
  2. Clinker, C.R. (1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 164. ISBN   0-905466-19-5.
  3. "Estimates of station usage". Office of Rail and Road. 21 November 2024.
  4. "Universal Studios confirms plans for first UK attraction - and buys huge site in Bedford to build it". Sky News. 19 December 2023.
  5. Fullbrook, Danny (9 April 2025). "Europe's first Universal theme park coming to UK". BBC News.
  6. "Kempston Hardwick Halt". Community Archives. Bedfordshire County Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008.
  7. Simpson, Bill (1981). Oxford to Cambridge Railway. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. p. 69. ISBN   0-86093-121-8.
  8. The Guardian, "Platform soul", 21 May 2003
  9. "Just one train passenger each day". BBC News. 12 May 2003.
  10. "Bedford to Stewartby". Marston Community Rail.
  11. "Executive Meeting" (PDF). Mid Bedfordshire District Council. 18 June 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. "Bletchley to Bedford | Timetable from Monday 19 February 2024". London Northwestern Railway. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  13. "Train timetables and schedules | Kempston Hardwick". London Northwestern Railway.
  14. "Marston Vale Line: Hourly timetable has now resumed". London Northwestern Railway. 20 February 2024.
  15. Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership