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
LocationUffington and Pilsgate, Peterborough
England
Grid referenceTF072065
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 October 1846Opened as Uffington
1 February 1858Renamed as Uffington and Barnack
1 September 1952Closed for passengers[1]
17 August 1964closed 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

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