Billing | |||||
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 View southward over level-crossing in 1965 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | nrCogenhoe,West Northamptonshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SP815607 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| December 1845 | Opened as Billing Road | ||||
| 1 April 1883 | Station renamed Billing | ||||
| 6 October 1952 | Station closed to passengers[1] | ||||
| 1 June 1964 | Station closed to goods[2] | ||||
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Billing railway station is a former railway station inNorthamptonshire on the formerNorthampton and Peterborough Railway which connectedPeterborough andNorthampton.[3] In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of theLondon and North Western Railway.
Atgrouping in 1923 it became part of theLondon Midland and Scottish Railway.
The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1952 to passengers.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Bridge Street | London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway | Castle Ashby & Earls Barton | ||
52°14′18″N0°48′28″W / 52.23847°N 0.80791°W /52.23847; -0.80791
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