Clipston and Oxendon railway station

Clipston & Oxendon
Station location (1989)
General information
Location	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 June 1863[1]	Opened as Clipstone & Oxendon
November 1879	Renamed Clipston & Oxendon
4 January 1960	Closed[2]

Location of Clipston and Oxendon station on 1948 Ordnance Survey map showing location of the station south of Oxendon tunnel

Clipston and Oxendon railway station on the Northampton and Market Harborough railway opened in 1863 as a result of villagers' requests^[3] serving the villages of Clipston and Great Oxendon, Northamptonshire, England. It was about 1 mile south-east of the Oxendon and about 3 miles walking distance north-east of Clipston. It was south of Oxendon tunnel. It was part of the London and North Western Railway.^[3]

The station lost its passenger service on 4 January 1960. The line was re-opened for limited periods after that and not closed completely until 15 August 1981. The Heritage Northampton & Lamport Railway hopes that it may eventually re-open the route.^[4]

References

1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 137
2. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
3. Kingscott, Geoffrey (2008). The Lost Railways of Northamptonshire. Reading: MRM Associates Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84674-108-1.
4. "Northampton & Lamport Railway » Steam and Heritage Diesel Railway — Preserving the Past". nlr.org.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Kelmarsh		LNWR Northampton to Market Harborough line		Market Harborough

52.4347°N 0.9156°W / 52.4347; -0.9156