Turvey | |
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General information | |
Location |
Turvey,
Bedford England |
Grid reference | SP960521 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bedford and Northampton Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping |
London Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
10 June 1872 | Opened |
5 March 1962 | Closed to passengers |
6 January 1964 | Goods facilities withdrawn |
Turvey was a railway station on the Bedford to Northampton Line which served the village of Turvey from 1872 to 1962.
Opened by the Bedford and Northampton Railway on 10 June 1872, [1] [2] the station was a mile from the village of Turvey. [3] [4] This was a result of the decision to route the line to the south of Turvey in order to avoid Turvey Abbey and the River Great Ouse. [5] The station was therefore sited near the main road away from the village. [5] However, a small hamlet developed around the station, including a public house called The Railway Inn. [6] An attractive stone building was provided with two platforms. [4] [7] Two sidings looped from the Up line to reach a small goods yard, while a further siding just to the north served cattle pens. [3] A signal box stood at the Olney end of the Down platform. [8] Five trains each way ran on weekdays and none on Sundays. [9] [10]
Serving a rural district with only 782 residents in 1901, traffic was light. [9] With the introduction of local bus services, passenger bookings fell from 13,207 in 1913 to 7,989 in 1922. [3] Closure of the station to passenger traffic came on 5 March 1962, leaving the goods yard to remain open for freight until 6 January 1964. [1] [2] [11] In its final years, the station saw few passengers. [6]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Olney Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Bedford to Northampton Line |
Bedford Midland Line closed, station open |
The platforms have been demolished but the station building remains as offices used by LC Services Ltd which has redeveloped the rest of the site [12] [13] [6]