Willington | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Willington, Borough of Bedford England |
| Grid reference | TL113503 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways (1948–1958) Eastern Region of British Railways (1958–1968) |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1903 | Opened |
| 13 July 1964[1] | Closed to goods |
| 1 January 1968[2] | Closed to passengers |
Willington was a railway station on the Varsity Line which served the small village of the same name in Bedfordshire. Opened in 1903, the station was located in a rural area and saw little passenger traffic; it closed together with the line in 1968.
- ^ 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. 149. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 251.