Billing railway station

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Billing
View southward over level-crossing in 1965
General information
Location	nr Cogenhoe, 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]

Billing railway station is a former railway station in Northamptonshire on the former Northampton and Peterborough Railway which connected Peterborough and Northampton.^[3] In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the London and North Western Railway.

The former service

The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1952 to passengers.

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Northampton Bridge Street		London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway		Castle Ashby & Earls Barton

^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
^ 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. 12. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17

v t e Closed railway stations in Northamptonshire
Northampton–Market Harborough line	Clipston and Oxendon Kelmarsh Lamport Brixworth Spratton Pitsford and Brampton
Banbury to Blisworth	Farthinghoe Helmdon Village Wappenham Towcester Tiffield
Stratford-upon-Avon & Midland Junc Rly	Byfield Morton Pinkney Blakesley Stoke Bruern Salcey Forest
Northampton and Peterborough Railway	Northampton Bridge Street Billing Castle Ashby & Earls Barton Wellingborough London Road Ditchford Irthlingborough Ringstead & Addington Thrapston Bridge Street Thorpe Barnwell Oundle
Rugby to Peterborough East	Wakerley and Barrowden King's Cliffe Nassington
Market Harborough to Bedford	Desborough Glendon and Rushton Isham & Burton Latimer Finedon Irchester
Higham Ferrers branch	Rushden Higham Ferrers
Great Central Main Line	Charwelton Woodford Halse Culworth Helmdon Brackley Central Eydon Road Halt
Northampton loop	Kilsby & Crick Althorp Park Church Brampton
Rugby–Bletchley	Welton Weedon Blisworth Roade
Kettering–Huntingdon	Cranford Twywell Thrapston Midland Road Raunds
Kettering–Melton Mowbray	Geddington Gretton Harringworth
Rugby and Stamford Railway	Yelvertoft & Stanford Park
Weedon–Marton Junction	Daventry Braunston
Other stations	Ashley & Weston Aynho Park Aynho for Deddington Brackley Town Northampton St. John's Street Piddington

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