Kempston Hardwick is a stop on the Marston Vale Line in Bedfordshire between
Bedford St Johns and
Stewartby.
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Marston Vale Line) |
| Station code: |
KMH |
| Opened: |
1905 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the London North Western Railway as
Kempston Hardwick Halt in 1905. The station was one of three halts on the line opened by the LNWR that year though only Kempston Hardwick has survived. Near to the station used to be Eastwoods Flettons brickworks, a private siding being located just to the East of the station [1].
Next to the station is a level crossing, which was manually operated until the 1960s. Automatic barriers were fitted in 2004. The station has been unstaffed since 1968, the original station building was demolished by a lorry!
The station was one of Britain's least used in the early 2000s though there were no moves to close it. Patronage has increased and is now around ten thousand a year.
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| LNWR 230 004 departs bound for Bedford |
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| A look down the platform, the level crossing can be seen on the right |
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| A view down the platform |
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| Station sign |
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| There isn't a huge lot at the station, or nearby! |
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| LNWR 230 004 arrives bound for Bletchley |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Bletchley to Cambridge (Middleton Press, 2007) Fig. 55
