Uffington and Barnack railway station

Uffington and Barnack was a railway station in the Soke of Peterborough (now Cambridgeshire) serving the villages of Uffington, Barnack and Bainton.^[2]

Uffington and Barnack
The station house and level crossing in 2006
General information
Location	Uffington and Pilsgate, Peterborough England
Grid reference	TF072065
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 October 1846	Opened as Uffington
1 February 1858	Renamed as Uffington and Barnack
1 September 1952	Closed for passengers^[1]
17 August 1964	closed for freight

History

The station was on the Midland Railway's Syston and Peterborough Railway from Peterborough to Leicester and was situated to the east of a level crossing on the road between Uffington and Barnack. It opened in 1846 and closed to passengers in 1952 and to goods in 1964.

To the west of the level crossing was a signal box and a single goods siding. The goods yard is now used as a car park by the signalman and sometimes by track maintenance crews. The signal box is still in use and is a block post with the adjacent signal boxes being Peterborough and Ketton, Stamford signal box having been abolished in 1983. Unusually, the level crossing gates are still opened and closed manually by the signalman.

Between 1867 and 1929, Barnack was also served by the Barnack station on the Great Northern Railway line between Stamford East and Wansford. The station was more conveniently sited, but Uffington & Barnack provided the more useful services.

There was also at one time a station on the Midland line at Bainton, called Bainton Gate, but this closed in 1856.

The station house has survived and is now a private house.

Summary of former services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stamford		Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough		Bainton Gate

Sample train timetable for July 1922

The table below shows the train departures from Uffington & Barnack station on weekdays in July 1922.^[3]

Departure	Going to	Calling at	Arrival	Operator
08.12	Leicester	Stamford, Ketton, Luffenham, Manton, Oakham, Ashwell, Whissendine, Saxby, Melton Mowbray, Asfordby, Frisby, Brooksby, Rearsby, Syston	19.13	MR
09.01	Peterborough East	Helpston, Walton, Peterborough North	09.33	MR
10.51	Peterborough East	Helpston, Peterborough North	11.20	MR
12.25	Leicester	Stamford, Ketton, Luffenham, Manton, Oakham, Ashwell, Whissendine, Saxby, Melton Mowbray	14.00	MR
14.38	Peterborough East	Helpston, Walton, Peterborough North	15.08	MR
15.55	Leicester	Stamford, Ketton, Luffenham, Manton, Oakham, Ashwell, Whissendine, Saxby, Melton Mowbray, Syston	17.32	MR
17.09	Peterborough East	Helpston, Walton, Peterborough North	17.37	MR
17.30	Leicester	Stamford, Ketton, Luffenham, Manton, Oakham, Saxby, Melton Mowbray, Asfordby, Frisby, Brooksby, Rearsby, Syston	19.13	MR

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 237.
2. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
3. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, July 1922

External links

• Uffington and Barnack station on navigable 1946 O. S.map

52°38′48″N 0°25′02″W / 52.6466°N 0.4171°W / 52.6466; -0.4171