Kempston Hardwick  | |||||
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 Station in 2012 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kempston Hardwick, Bedford England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°05′31″N 0°30′14″W / 52.092°N 0.504°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TL025447 | ||||
| Managed by | London Northwestern Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KMH | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1905 | Opened as Kempston Hardwick Halt | ||||
| 1 January 1917 | Temporarily closed | ||||
| 5 May 1919 | Reopened[1] | ||||
| 15 July 1968 | Became unstaffed[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  9,692 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  10,494 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 1,774 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 3,154 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 4,458 | ||||
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Kempston Hardwick railway station serves the village of Kempston Hardwick in Bedfordshire, England. It should not be confused with the nearby town of Kempston. The station has two platforms next to a half-barrier level crossing.
Kempston Hardwick is the least used station in Bedfordshire.[3] However, in 2023 Universal Studios announced that it had bought a huge patch of land next to the station where it plans to build its first UK theme park. The plan will transform the area if it goes ahead, with a completely rebuilt Kempston Hardwick railway station to replace the current one.[4]
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 130. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- ^ Clinker, C.R. (1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 164. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage April 2022 to March 2023". Office of Rail and Road. 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Universal Studios confirms plans for first UK attraction - and buys huge site in Bedford to build it". Sky News. 19 December 2023.