Cardington | |
|---|---|
_geograph-3128277-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg) Remains of the station dwarfed by the airship sheds | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cardington, Borough of Bedford England |
| Grid reference | TL084473 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 8 May 1857[1] | Opened |
| 1 January 1962[2] | Closed |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Feature | Cardington Railway Station |
| Designated | 17 May 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1114153[3] |
Cardington was a railway station on the Bedford to Hitchin Line which served the village of Cardington in Bedfordshire, England. Opened in 1857, it gave more than a century of service before closing in 1962.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 53.
- ^ 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. 25. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- ^ Historic England, "Cardington Railway Station (1114153)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 March 2021