Cardington railway station

Cardington
Remains of the station dwarfed by the airship sheds
General information
LocationCardington, Borough of Bedford
England
Grid referenceTL084473
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
8 May 1857[1]Opened
1 January 1962[2]Closed
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureCardington Railway Station
Designated17 May 1984
Reference no.1114153[3]
Cardington airship hangars in 1962

Cardington was a railway station on the Bedford to Hitchin Line which served the village of Cardington in Bedfordshire, England. Opened in 1857, it gave more than a century of service before closing in 1962.

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 53.
  2. ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 25. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
  3. ^ Historic England, "Cardington Railway Station (1114153)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 March 2021