Kempston and Elstow Halt railway station

Kempston & Elstow Halt
The site of the station in 2012
General information
LocationKempston, Bedford
England
Grid referenceTL042471
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1905Opened (Kempston Halt)
January 1908Renamed (Kempston & Elstow Halt)
1 January 1917Temporary closure
5 May 1919Reopened
5 May 1941Temporary closure[1]
7 February 1949Official closure[2]

Kempston & Elstow Halt was a railway station on the Varsity Line which served the Bedfordshire town of Kempston in England. Opened in 1905, it was closed temporarily during both world wars and did not reopen after 1941, being officially closed in 1949.

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 130.
  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. 164. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.