Helmdon railway station
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Helmdon was a railway station serving the village of Helmdon
in Northamptonshire
on the former Great Central main line
(GCR).
to London
and opened for passenger services on 15 March 1899 (goods services beginning in April). The station, originally named Helmdon, opened with the line on 15 March 1899.
From the station the line continued northwards on an embankment before crossing the valley on the nine arch Helmdon Viaduct over the River Tove
.
In 1928 the station was renamed Helmdon for Sulgrave, to indicate its proximity to Sulgrave Manor.
The station was closed to passengers on 4 March 1963, and to goods on 2 November 1964. Demolition occurred in 1966. The viaduct remains, having seen its last train more than 40 years ago.
Helmdon
Helmdon is a village and civil parish in the district of South Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England. The parish covers an area of about and includes the village of Helmdon and the hamlets of Astwell and Falcutt.-Geography:...
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
on the former Great Central main line
Great Central Main Line
The Great Central Main Line , also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway , is a former railway line which opened in 1899 linking Sheffield with Marylebone Station in London via Nottingham and Leicester.The GCML was the last main line railway built in...
(GCR).
History
The GCR main line was the last main line to be constructed from the north of EnglandEngland
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to London
London
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and opened for passenger services on 15 March 1899 (goods services beginning in April). The station, originally named Helmdon, opened with the line on 15 March 1899.
From the station the line continued northwards on an embankment before crossing the valley on the nine arch Helmdon Viaduct over the River Tove
River Tove
The River Tove is a river in England, a tributary of the River Great Ouse. Rising in Northamptonshire, it flows for around 15 miles past the town of Towcester before meeting the Ouse near Milton Keynes. Its final 5 miles form part of the border between Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, running...
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In 1928 the station was renamed Helmdon for Sulgrave, to indicate its proximity to Sulgrave Manor.
The station was closed to passengers on 4 March 1963, and to goods on 2 November 1964. Demolition occurred in 1966. The viaduct remains, having seen its last train more than 40 years ago.