Clifton Mill railway station
Clifton Mill | |
|---|---|
Site of the station in 1988. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Warwickshire England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| November 1864[1] | Station opens |
| 6 April 1953[2] | Station closes |
Clifton Mill railway station was a railway station serving Clifton-upon-Dunsmore in the English county of Warwickshire. It was opened on the Rugby and Stamford Railway in 1864.[1]
History
Parliamentary approval was gained in 1846 to the directors of the London and Birmingham Railway for a branch from Rugby to the Syston and Peterborough Railway near Stamford.[3] In the same year the company became part of the London and North Western Railway. The section from Rugby to Market Harborough was opened on 1 May 1850. Clifton Mill did not open until 1864. and [1] although it was single track, it was doubled in 1878.[4]
At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The station closed on 6 April 1953[2] and the line closed in 1966.
Site today
Station Road leads from the village centre terminating in a small Mill Lane. Some distance along the former are a number of buildings, where traces of the old track bed may still be made out.
References
- ^ a b c "Clifton Mill station". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ "Rugby and Stamford Railway Act 1846".
- ^ Hendry, R. Preston; Hendry, R. Powell (1982). An historical survey of selected LMS stations: layouts and illustrations Vol. 1. Oxford Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 0-86093-168-4.
External links
52°22′58″N 1°13′52″W / 52.38284°N 1.23110°W
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby Station open, line closed |
London and North Western Railway Rugby to Peterborough Line |
Lilbourne Line and station closed |