Desborough railway station
| Desborough and Rothwell | |
|---|---|
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Remains of the station in 1993 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Desborough |
| Area | Borough of Kettering |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 8 May 1857 | Opened as Desborough |
| 1 October 1857 | Renamed Desborough for Rothwell |
| 1 November 1899 | Renamed Desborough and Rothwell |
| 1 January 1968 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Desborough railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.
Later called Desborough and Rothwell it closed in 1968.[1] The station building still stands, but the goods yard area is now built-over, mainly given over to a Co-Op store and car park and Albany Sheds.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Harborough | Midland Railway Midland Main Line |
Glendon and Rushton | ||
References
- ↑ Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
Further reading
- "Desborough 'No!'". Rail Enthusiast (EMAP National Publications). April 1983. p. 46. ISSN 0262-561X. OCLC 49957965.
Coordinates: 52°26′41″N 0°49′07″W / 52.4446°N 0.8186°W
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