Daventry was a railway station serving the town of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. It was on the Weedon to Leamington Spa branch line. The station opened on 1 March 1888 when a branch from the main line at Weedon reached the town. This line was extended in 1895 to reach Leamington Spa.[1]
Daventry | |||||
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 Site of Daventry station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Daventry, West Northamptonshire 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 | |||||
| 1 March 1888 | Station opens | ||||
| September 1958 | Station closes | ||||
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The station was located to the east of the town centre, and was made mostly from wood. It was on a passing loop and had two platforms linked by a footbridge. The main station building was located on the down (westbound) platform, with a small waiting room on the up platform. Adjacent to the station were some goods sidings.[1] The station was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958, however the line remained open for freight until 2 December 1963.
Nothing now remains of the station. It was demolished in January 1968, and the A425 Daventry bypass built over the site.[1] However some of the former trackbed to the north of the station remains in use as a footpath and cycleway.
Long Buckby
Long Buckby railway station is now the nearest station to Daventry, being about 4.5 mi (7.2 km) away.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weedon Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Weedon to Leamington Spa line |
Braunston Line and station closed |
Model
A scale model of Daventry station made by Roger Bagnall is exhibited at the Daventry town museum.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Hurst, Geoffrey (1993). LNWR Branch Lines of West Leicestershire & East Warwickshire (First ed.). Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-16-9.
- ^ "Train station". Daventry Museum. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links
52°15′33″N 1°09′21″W / 52.259184°N 1.155818°W
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