Kimbolton railway station

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

Kimbolton
LocationKimbolton, Huntingdonshire
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 Mar 1866[1]Opened
15 Jun 1959Closed

The journey from London St. Pancras would take approximately three hours and involve changing trains and a wait at Kettering - a journey described by former Kimbolton School headmaster William Ingram as "long and wearisome", especially considering that the station was over two miles away from the village centre.[2]

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

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.


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