Aspley Guise railway station
Aspley Guise  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Aspley Guise |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°01′16″N 0°37′55″W / 52.021°N 0.632°WCoordinates: 52°01′16″N 0°37′55″W / 52.021°N 0.632°W |
| Grid reference | SP939367 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | APG |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 10,986 |
| 2004/05 |
 11,202 |
| 2005/06 |
11,916 |
| 2006/07 |
 10,552 |
| 2007/08 |
11,880 |
| 2008/09 |
14,054 |
| 2009/10 |
11,348 |
| 2010/11 |
13,646 |
| 2011/12 |
12,440 |
| 2012/13 |
11,246 |
| 2013/14 |
12,884 |
| 2014/15 |
10,086 |
| History | |
| 1905 | Station opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Station closed |
| 5 May 1919 | Station reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aspley Guise from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Aspley Guise railway station serves the village of Aspley Guise in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the Bletchley — Bedford Marston Vale Line.
The station is served by London Midland Bletchley — Bedford local services, operated by London Midland using Class 150/1 diesel multiple-unit trains.
History
Opened by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 Grouping. The station passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways. The initial operating franchise was awarded to Silverlink County; the franchise was transferred to London Midland on 11 November 2007.
Services
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| London Midland Mondays-Saturdays only |
Community Rail Partnership
Aspley Guise station, in common with others on the Marston Vale Line, is covered by the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership,[1] which aims to increase use of the line by involving local people.
References
Sources
- 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aspley Guise railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Aspley Guise railway station from National Rail
- Trainspots: Aspley Guise Station
- Station on navigable O.S. map
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