Desborough and Rothwell | |
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![]() Remains of the station in 1993 | |
General information | |
Location |
Desborough,
North Northamptonshire England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Midland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
8 May 1857 | Opened as Desborough |
1 October 1857 | Renamed Desborough for Rothwell |
17 October 1899 | Renamed Desborough and Rothwell |
1 January 1968 | Closed |
Desborough railway station was built by the Midland Railway on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.
The station opened on 8 May 1857 [1] as Desborough. It was renamed on 1 October the same year as Desborough for Rothwell.
On 20 May 1899, Elizabeth Palmer and her five-year-old child, Dixon Palmer, were hit by a fish train whilst crossing the line at the station to get to the opposite platform and killed instantly. [2] By August 1899 the Midland Railway Company had received instructions from the Board of Trade to erect a footbridge over the line. [3]
In response to a requisition from the ratepayers of Rothwell, the Midland Railway Company decided to inaugurate a bus service between Rothwell and Desborough station in 1899. [4] The station was renamed Desborough and Rothwell on 17 October 1899. [5]
The station closed in 1968. [6] The station building still stands but the goods yard area is now built-over, mainly given over to a Co-op Food store and its car park. The remainder of the area is occupied by Albany Sheds.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Market Harborough |
Midland Railway Midland Main Line |
Glendon and Rushton |
52°26′40″N 0°49′08″W / 52.4445°N 0.8188°W