Three Counties | |
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General information | |
Location | Arlesey, District of Central Bedfordshire England |
Grid reference | TL189355 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 April 1866 | Station opens as Arlesey Siding |
1 July 1886 | Station renamed Three Counties |
5 January 1959 | Station closes |
Three Counties railway station is a disused railway station near Arlesey in Bedfordshire, England. It served the southern environs of Arlesey. These included the Three Counties Lunatic Asylum, which was finally subsequently known as the Fairfield Hospital. The station was north of Hitchin on the "London-Peterborough" line. It opened in 1866, and closed to passengers in 1959.