Stanmore Village railway station
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Stanmore Village railway station was a station in Stanmore, Middlesex in the south of England (now in Greater London). Originally called simply Stanmore, it was opened on 18 December 1890 by the Harrow and Stanmore Railway, a company owned by the hotel millionaire Frederick Gordon, as the terminus of the Stanmore branch line, a short branch line running north from Harrow & Wealdstone. Trains were operated by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR).
Stanmore Village | |
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Location | Stanmore |
Local authority | Harrow |
Owner | London & North Western Railway |
Number of platforms | 1 |
Key dates | |
1890 | Opened |
1952 | Closed to passengers |
1964 | Closed for freight |
Replaced by | none |
Other information | |
Coordinates | 51.6131°N 0.3131°W / 51.6131; -0.3131 |
London transport portal |
The station was located on the south side of the junction of Gordon Avenue and Old Church Lane (the section north of the junction was originally named Station Road), and was noted for its architectural style, designed to resemble a village church, including a short spire. It closed to passenger traffic in 1952.