Finedon
Site of Finedon station, 1993
General information
LocationIsham, North Northamptonshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1857Opened
2 December 1940Closed (passenger)
1964Closed (goods)

Finedon railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.

It had one island platform. Being a mile and a half from Finedon village it was little used in later years and closed to passengers in 1940. It remained open for goods until 1964 and had quite large sidings for the local stone, with a tramway to the Excelsior and the Finedon Hill mines.[1]

Stationmasters

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Isham and Burton Latimer   Midland Railway
Midland Main Line 		  Wellingborough

References

  1. ^ Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
  2. ^ a b "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 176. 1914. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 533. 1871. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 845. 1871. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 718. 1881. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Finedon". Northampton Mercury. England. 31 December 1909. Retrieved 26 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "New M.R. Stationmasters". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 19 October 1921. Retrieved 26 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

 
 

52°20′51″N 0°41′26″W / 52.3475°N 0.6906°W / 52.3475; -0.6906


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