Isham and Burton Latimer railway station

Isham and Burton Latimer railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 to serve the villages of Isham and Burton Latimer on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.[2] It closed in 1950 and the building has since been converted into a house.

Burton Latimer
LocationBurton Latimer, Borough of Kettering
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
8 May 1857[1]Opened as Isham
Jan 1859Renamed Isham
and Burton Latimer
1 Oct 1923Renamed Burton
Latimer for Isham
20 Nov 1950Closed

Slightly north of it was a branch line which ran until 1959 to Thrapston and Huntingdon.

Site of Burton Latimer Station in 1962
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kettering   Midland Railway
Midland Main Line
  Finedon

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. Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books

 
 


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