Desborough railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin. The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Leicester station frontage Leicester station is a railway station in Leicester, England. ... Bedford railway station is the main railway station in the town of Bedford in Bedfordshire. ... Statistics Population: 30,360 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL181292 Administration District: North Hertfordshire Shire county: Hertfordshire Region: East of England, Home Counties Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hertfordshire Historic county: Hertfordshire Services Police force: Hertfordshire Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East of England Post...

Later called Desborough and Rothwell it closed in 1968. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...