Irthlingborough railway station

Irthlingborough
Location
Place	Irthlingborough
Area	East Northamptonshire
Grid reference	SP958706
Operations
Original company	London and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
2 June 1845	Opened as Higham Ferrers
28 April 1885	Renamed Higham Ferrers and Irthingborough
1 October 1910	Renamed Irthlingborogh
4 May 1964	Station closed to passengers[1]
6 June 1966	Station closed to goods[2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal

Irthlingborough railway station is a former railway station in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, on the former Northampton and Peterborough Railway line which connected Peterborough and Northampton. In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham Railway, became part of the London and North Western Railway.

At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

The former service

The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1964 to passengers.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ditchford		London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway		Ringstead and Addington

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 142. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.

External links

• Irthlingborough station on Subterranea Britannica

Coordinates: 52°19′30″N 0°35′44″W / 52.3249°N 0.5955°W