Ditchford railway station

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

Ditchford
Location
Place	Irthlingborough
Area	East Northamptonshire
Grid reference	SP930685
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	Station opened
1 November 1924	Closed to passengers
c. June 1952	Station closed to goods[1]
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

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

Ditchford is famous as the locality of reputed treacle mines. The origin of this fantasy is obscure, though the station's sidings were primarily to serve a nearby ironstone quarry.[2] For most of its existence although on the bank of the river Nene it was without mains water, which had to be brought in each day by train. The Station Master had the power to stop any train so that his family could travel to Wellingborough and its remoteness meant that it saw little business and it closed to passengers in 1924.

The former service

The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1924 to passengers.

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wellingborough London Road		London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway		Irthlingborough

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Butler, P., (2007) A History of the Railways of Northamptonshire, Great Addington: Silver Link Publishing

External links

• Subterranea Britannica