Kimbolton railway station

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Kimbolton
General information
Location Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 Mar 1866 [1] Opened
15 Jun 1959Closed

Kimbolton railway station was a railway station in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire. The station and its line closed in 1959.

The journey from London St. Pancras took approximately three hours, and required a change of trains and a wait at Kettering. This journey was described by former Kimbolton School headmaster William Ingram as "long and wearisome", especially considering that the station was more than two miles away from the village centre. [2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Raunds   Midland Railway
Kettering to Huntingdon Line
  Grafham

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References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  2. Ingram, William (1951). The Power in a School. London: Midfleet Press. p. 93.

Coordinates: 52°19′38″N0°24′19″W / 52.3271°N 0.4053°W / 52.3271; -0.4053