Kelmarsh Railway Station
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Kelmarsh railway station on the Northampton and Market Harborough railway opened on 16 February 1859 serving the villages of
Kelmarsh Kelmarsh is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The population (including Haselbech) of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 208. The village is on the A508, close to its junction with the A14 about south of Mark ...
and
Arthingworth Arthingworth is a civil parish and village in the West Northamptonshire area of the county of Northamptonshire, England.OS Explorer Map Map 223 - Northampton & Market Harborough (1:25 000) The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census ...
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Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...
, England. It ran almost equidistant between the two villages which are just under apart north-east of Kelmarsh and south-west of Arthingworth. It was part of the
London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world. Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ...
. The next station north, Clipston and Oxendon serving the villages of
Great Oxendon Great Oxendon is a linear village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 307 people, increasing to 331 at the 2011 Census. The villages name means 'oxen hill'. Its eas ...
and Clipston was situated south of Oxendon tunnel. To the south, Lamport was accessed via Kelmarsh tunnel. 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.Northampton & Lamport railway
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