Salcey Forest railway station

Salcey Forest
The site of the station in 2012
General information
Location	Salcey Forest nr Horton, West Northamptonshire England
Grid reference	SP813535
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Stratford-upon-Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railway
Key dates
1 December 1892[1]	Opened
31 March 1893	Closed to passengers
1 July 1908[2]	Goods facilities withdrawn

Salcey Forest railway station was a short-lived railway station in England, on the Stratford-upon-Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railway which opened on 1 December 1892 near the Northamptonshire forest of the same name. The station was not situated near any settlement and only saw passenger services for four months. It is most likely an error of judgement by the railway company which had provided substantial station facilities in expectation of traffic which never came. Salcey Forest station eventually closed on 31 March 1893 and has an arguable claim, along with Stoke Bruern, of having had the shortest passenger service ever provided at any British railway station. Goods facilities were withdrawn in 1952.