Belmont railway station (Harrow)
| Belmont | |
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| Location | Belmont |
| Owner | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1932 | Opened (LM&SR) |
| 1964 | Closed (BR) |
| Replaced by | none |
| Other information | |
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Belmont was a station in Belmont, north-west London. It was opened on 12 September 1932 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway [1] as the only intermediate station on a short branch line (opened in 1890) running north from Harrow & Wealdstone to Stanmore, in anticipation of the Metropolitan Railway opening its own branch line to a new Stanmore station (now served by the Jubilee line) the same year.
Belmont station was rebuilt with a central island platform and a passing loop. The rebuilt station opened on 5 July 1937. The station was located on the north side of Kenton Lane to the west of Belmont Circle.
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From the perspective of the branch line, the connection to the main line was north-facing, i.e. away from central London. Hence the branch line could not take direct commuter services from the city, limiting its operation to a shuttle service.
The direct service provided by the Metropolitan offered strong competition to the L&NWR station at Stanmore and passenger services beyond Belmont were ended on 15 September 1952, though a daily freight train served the goods yard at Stanmore. The passing loop was removed in 1955. The line to Stanmore was closed completely on 6 July 1964, as part of the railway cuts implemented under the Beeching Axe. Passenger services from Belmont to Harrow were withdrawn on 5 October 1964.
The track was lifted in 1966 and the station site is now occupied by a car park.
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References
- ^ 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. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Harrow & Wealdstone Line closed, station open |
British Railways Stanmore branch |
Stanmore Village Line and station closed |
51°36′06″N 0°19′08″W / 51.60169°N 0.31876°W
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