Wheathampstead railway station
Wheathampstead railway station was a railway station serving Wheathampstead on the Great Northern Railway branch line to Dunstable. While little of it remains now, east of Wheathampstead is the Ayot Greenway which follows what was the line towards Welwyn Garden City.
The station opened with the rest of the Hatfield section of the line on 1 September 1860. Although a small goods yard and cattle dock were built, the close proximity of the road and housing meant that it remained a single platform only, with no passing loop unlike the stations at Harpenden East and Ayot. The station closed to passengers in 1965 with the track lifted a short time afterwards.
To celebrate what would have been its 150th anniversary, local volunteers cleared away vegetation around the original platform on 1 September 2010.[1] It features new station signs and a bench.
[edit] Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpenden East Line and station closed |
Great Northern Railway Dunstable Branch |
Ayot Line and station closed |
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Wheathampstead railway station entry on Subterranea Britannica Disused Sites website
- Wheathampstead station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
Coordinates: 51°48′55″N 0°17′31″W / 51.81531°N 0.29202°W
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