Stapleford railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Stapleford

| status = Disused

| image = Stapleford railway station (1953) 02.jpg

| borough = Stapleford, Herts, District of East Hertfordshire

| country = England

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TL309167|25|TL309167}}

| platforms = 2

| original = London and North Eastern Railway

| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway

| years = {{Start date|1924|06|02|df=yes}}

| events = Station opened

| years1 = 10 September 1939

| events1 = Station closed

}}

Stapleford railway station was a station on the Hertford Loop Line, and was situated in the village of Stapleford, Hertfordshire, England.

History

The station was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway on 2 June 1924.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=219}} It was situated on the Hertford Loop Line, between {{stnlnk|Hertford North}} and {{stnlnk|Watton-at-Stone}}. Like Watton-at-Stone, it was closed on 10 September 1939;{{sfn|Butt|1995|pp=219,243}} but unlike Watton-at-Stone, Stapleford was not later reopened. It remains as the only closed station on the entire line.

Routes

{{rail line |previous={{stnlnk|Hertford North}}
Line and station open |next={{stnlnk|Watton-at-Stone}}
Line and station open |route=London and North Eastern Railway
Hertford Loop Line |col={{LNER colour}} }}

Notes

References

{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 }}

External links

[http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#530,216,1 Site of Stapleford on a navigable 1946 O.S. map]

{{coord|51.83391|N|0.10121|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=title}}

Category:Disused railway stations in Hertfordshire

Category:Former London and North Eastern Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1924

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939