Kingscliffe railway station
Encyclopedia
King's Cliffe railway station is a former railway station in King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire
. It was owned by the London and North Western Railway
, being situated on their line between and Peterborough
, but from 1883 to 1916 was also served by trains of the Great Northern Railway
.
The station was opened on 1 November 1879 and closed to passengers on 6 June 1966.
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. It was owned by the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
, being situated on their line between and Peterborough
Peterborough East railway station
Peterborough East was a railway station in Peterborough, England. It was opened on 2 June 1845 and closed to passenger traffic on 6 June 1966. Located on Station Road just off Town Bridge, only the engine sheds and one platform remain extant today...
, but from 1883 to 1916 was also served by trains of the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
.
The station was opened on 1 November 1879 and closed to passengers on 6 June 1966.