| 词条 | Kempston Hardwick railway station |
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| symbol = rail | name = Kempston Hardwick | image_name = Kempston Hardwick railway station in 1984.jpg | coordinates = {{coord|52.092|-0.504|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} | code = KMH | manager = London Northwestern Railway | locale = Kempston Hardwick | borough = Bedford | platforms = 2
Kempston Hardwick railway station serves the village of Kempston Hardwick in Bedfordshire, England. It is not to be confused with the nearby town of Kempston. The station has two platforms next to a half-barrier level crossing. ServicesKempston Hardwick is served by West Midlands Trains (previously London Midland), using 1980s built Class 150 and Class 153 DMUs. One service runs each hour in either direction (except Sundays).[3] The running line through this area has been upgraded to enable the speed limit for passenger trains to increase from 40 to 60 mph. {{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}{{s-rail|title=National Rail}}{{s-rail-national |next=Bedford St Johns |previous=Stewartby |toc=London Northwestern Railway |route=Marston Vale Line|notemid=Mondays-Saturdays only}}{{end}} Community Rail PartnershipKempston Hardwick station, in common with others on the Marston Vale Line, is covered by the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership,[4] which aims to increase use of the line by involving local people. HistoryKempston Hardwick was one of three halts opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1905 between {{rws|Stewartby}} and Bedford. Their opening coincided with the introduction of a steam railmotor on the Varsity Line; the station platform initially consisted of wooden sleepers laid at ground level for a carriage length.[5] All three closed as a wartime economy measure during the First World War and two were closed during Second World War, never to reopen, leaving Kempston Hardwick as the only survivor. Its survival can be attributed to its convenient location for the nearby Eastwood's Brickworks which was served from 1928 by a private siding on the up side of the line.[6] The level crossing alongside the station was once controlled by a crossing keeper who lived in a lodge adjacent to his place of work. This was demolished in the 1960s. The original station buildings have also been demolished following a collision with a lorry carrying bricks.[7] In 2003, it was reported that Kempston Hardwick was one of the quietest stations in England as only 38 passengers per month were reported to be using it. Two reasons offered for the lack of custom were the absence of signage indicating the station from the main road, and the lack of parking facilities.[8] Following the release of this story, Silverlink together with Bedfordshire County Council confirmed that they would not be seeking the closure of the station.[9] Station patronage has, however, now increased, according to the Community Rail Partnership which attributes the rise to the creation of significant numbers of jobs in the area.[10] In 2008, it was announced that the area around the railway station could be the location of a new eco-town.[11] {{Disused Rail Start}}{{rail line|previous={{rws|Wootton Broadmead Halt}} |next={{rws|Kempston and Elstow Halt}} |route=British RailwaysVarsity Line |col={{BR(LM) colour}} }}{{s-end}} References1. ^{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |year=1995 |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Sparkford |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |page=130}} 2. ^{{cite book |last=Clinker |first=C.R. |title= Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977 |year=1978 |publisher= Avon-AngliA Publications & Services |location=Bristol |isbn=0-905466-19-5 | pages=164}} 3. ^{{NRtimes|May 2016|64}} 4. ^Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/KempstonHardwick/KempstonHardwickHalt.aspx |publisher=Bedfordshire County Council |title=Kempston Hardwick Halt |work=Community Archives |date= |accessdate= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829024956/http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/KempstonHardwick/KempstonHardwickHalt.aspx |archivedate=2008-08-29 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite book |last=Simpson |first=Bill |title=Oxford to Cambridge Railway |publisher=Oxford Publishing Co. |location=Poole |year=1981 |page=69 |isbn=0-86093-121-8}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ms.draper/FNRM_SoE/Talks_Reports/my1302.html |last=Crane |first=R. |title=The Oxford to Cambridge Line - Then and Now |work= |publisher= |date=13 May 2002 |accessdate= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20070802000041/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ms.draper/FNRM_SoE/Talks_Reports/my1302.html |archivedate=2 August 2007 |df=dmy-all }} 8. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/may/21/transport.uk The Guardian, "Platform soul", 21 May 2003] 9. ^{{cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/3019655.stm |publisher=BBC News |title=Just one train passenger each day |date=12 May 2003 |accessdate=}} 10. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk/theroute-bed.htm |work=Marston Community Rail |title=Bedford to Stewartby |date= |accessdate=}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.midbeds.gov.uk/Images/Ecotowns%20Executive%20Report_tcm5-26758.pdf |publisher=Mid Bedfordshire District Council |title=Executive Meeting |date=18 June 2008 |accessdate= }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} External links{{commons category|Kempston Hardwick railway station}}{{stn art lnk|KMH|MK439NR}}{{Railway stations in Bedfordshire}} 7 : Railway stations in Bedfordshire|Former London and North Western Railway stations|Railway stations opened in 1905|Railway stations closed in 1917|Railway stations opened in 1919|Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains|Kempston |
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