Dunstable Town railway station
| Dunstable Town | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Dunstable |
| Area | Central Bedfordshire |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 October 1860 | Opened as Dunstable Church Street |
| 1 January 1927 | Renamed Dunstable Town |
| 26 April 1965 | Closed |
| 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 |
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Dunstable Town railway station (originally Dunstable Church Street) was a station on the Great Northern Railway branch line from Hatfield. It served the town of Dunstable until the passenger service ceased in 1965, under the Beeching Axe.
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[edit] History
The station opened on 1 October 1860, being named Dunstable Church Street. It was renamed Dunstable Town on 1 January 1927, and closed on 26 April 1965.[1]
The line has never been legally decommissioned between Luton and Dunstable, but it is no longer in use. Dunstable is now one of the largest towns in south-east England without a railway connection.[2] The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. The station was on Station Road.
There was also a nearby station at Dunstable North on the same line.
[edit] Other stations
Other stations on the branch include the following:
[edit] References
- Steam World magazine, June 2006
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service, British Railways Board.
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Coordinates: 51°53′12″N 0°30′38″W / 51.8866°N 0.5106°W
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