Ashley and Weston railway station

Former railway station in Northamptonshire, England

Ashley and Weston

Remains of the station in 1996

General information
Location| Market Harborough, Northamptonshire
England
Grid reference| SP791916
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Pre-grouping| London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping| London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1850| Opened as Medbourne Bridge
1 Jan 1880[1]| Renamed Ashley and Weston
18 June 1951| Closed for public services
After June 1952| Final closure [2]

Ashley and Weston railway station was a station in Northamptonshire, serving the settlements of Ashley and Weston. It was located just east of Welham Junction.[3]

## History

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The station opened in 1850 on the Rugby and Stamford Railway and was originally named Medbourne Bridge. It was renamed before Medbourne railway station was opened on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It later became part of the London and North Western Railway and following the Grouping of 1923 it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was closed by British Railways for regular passenger services on 18 June 1951 but continued to be used by railway staff until 1952.

Extensive sidings were opened in 1904 to handle the amount of coal coming from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Former Services

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Market Harborough |  | London and North Western Railway
Rugby and Stamford Railway |  | Rockingham

The station building survives today as a private residence.

## References

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1. ^ Railway Passenger Services by M.Quick page 57
2. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
3. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16

* Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
* Station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

52°31′01″N 0°49′59″W﻿ / ﻿52.51682°N 0.83311°W﻿ / 52.51682; -0.83311

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Closed railway stations in Northamptonshire

Northampton–Market Harborough line|

* Clipston and Oxendon
* Kelmarsh
* Lamport
* Brixworth
* Spratton
* Pitsford and Brampton

Banbury to Blisworth|

* Farthinghoe
* Helmdon Village
* Wappenham
* Towcester
* Tiffield

Stratford-upon-Avon & Midland Junc Rly|

* Byfield
* Morton Pinkney
* Blakesley
* Stoke Bruern
* Salcey Forest

Northampton and Peterborough Railway|

* Northampton Bridge Street
* Billing
* Castle Ashby & Earls Barton
* Wellingborough London Road
* Ditchford
* Irthlingborough
* Ringstead & Addington
* Thrapston Bridge Street
* Thorpe
* Barnwell
* Oundle

Rugby to Peterborough East|

* Wakerley and Barrowden
* King's Cliffe
* Nassington

Market Harborough to Bedford|

* Desborough
* Glendon and Rushton
* Isham & Burton Latimer
* Finedon
* Irchester

Higham Ferrers branch|

* Rushden
* Higham Ferrers

Great Central Main Line|

* Charwelton
* Woodford Halse
* Culworth
* Helmdon
* Brackley Central
* Eydon Road Halt

Northampton loop|

* Kilsby & Crick
* Althorp Park
* Church Brampton

Rugby–Bletchley|

* Welton
* Weedon
* Blisworth
* Roade

Kettering–Huntingdon|

* Cranford
* Twywell
* Thrapston Midland Road
* Raunds

Kettering–Melton Mowbray|

* Geddington
* Gretton
* Harringworth

Rugby and Stamford Railway|

* Yelvertoft & Stanford Park

Weedon–Marton Junction|

* Daventry
* Braunston

Other stations|

* Ashley & Weston
* Aynho Park
* Aynho for Deddington
* Brackley Town
* Northampton St. John's Street
* Piddington

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