Olney railway station (England)
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Olney was a railway station on the former Bedford to Northampton Line and Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway which served the town of Olney in Buckinghamshire, England. It was situated on a busy section of line between Towcester and Ravenstone Wood junction which saw heavy use by freight services running between Wales and north-east England. The station closed for passengers in 1962 and completely in 1964, the various connecting routes to the line having closed one by one from the 1950s onwards.
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Olney | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Olney, City of Milton Keynes England | ||||
Grid reference | SP891520 | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Bedford & Northampton Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways | ||||
Key dates | |||||
10 June 1872 | Opened | ||||
5 March 1962 | Closed to passengers | ||||
6 January 1964 | Goods facilities withdrawn | ||||
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