Weedon railway station
Weedon railway station was a railway station situated to the north of and serving the village of Weedon in Northamptonshire, England. It was situated on the West Coast Main Line, and was also the starting point of the Weedon to Leamington Spa branch line, one platform of the station was dedicated for terminating branch line trains.
Weedon | |
|---|---|
 Weedon station in the 1900s | |
| Location | Weedon Bec, Daventry England |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1838 | Opened |
| 15 September 1958 | Closed |
| Location | |
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History
The station also housed a busy goods depot which was attacked by German aircraft during the Second World War.[1]
The station closed for passengers on 15 September 1958 (concurrently with the branch to Leamington Spa) and was demolished soon after. Only the fast lines of the West Coast Main Line pass through the site (the slow lines having diverted to east via the Northampton Loop through Long Buckby and Northampton).
Accidents and incidents
Two serious derailments occurred south of the station in 1915 and 1951, killing 10 and 15 people respectively.
Future
There has periodically been talk of reopening the station due to its close proximity to Daventry.[2]
A local special interest group based in Northampton, Sustainable Transport Northamptonshire, is lobbying for the station to be reopened as a Daventry Parkway.[3][4].
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welton Line open, station closed |
London and Birmingham Railway | Blisworth Line open, station closed | ||
| Daventry Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Weedon to Leamington Spa line |
Terminus |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weedon railway station. |
- http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/node/215
- "New train station could come to Weedon". Daventry Express. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Weedon Railway Station Project: Bringing the convenience of rail back to Weedon".
- "Meet the 13-year-old boy campaigning to revive the train station in his Northamptonshire village". www.northamptonchron.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
General
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.