Cardington Workmen's Platform railway station

Cardington Workmen's Platform was a railway station on the Bedford to Hitchin Line which served the Royal Air Force station near the village of Cardington in Bedfordshire, England. A short-lived halt, it opened during the First World War and closed in 1921.^[2]

Cardington Workmen's Platform
General information
Location	Cardington, Borough of Bedford England
Grid reference	TL090468
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Key dates
September 1917	Opened
3 October 1921[1]	Closed
Location

History

During the First World War a Royal Air Force station was established in Cardington which substantially increased passenger and freight traffic on the Bedford to Hitchin Line.^[3] In order to provide easier access to the airbase, a halt was opened beside the road bridge carrying the Southill Road over the line. After the halt closed to passenger traffic in 1921, numerous sidings were constructed on the site to serve the camp and these were used to receive materials needed for the construction of the R100 and R101 airships. The site was also used during the Second World War for troop specials which enabled conscripts to return home from the RAF camp.^[4]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Cardington		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Bedford to Hitchin Line		Southill

Present day

Nothing remains of the halt today.