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Ampthill railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras.

Built over a mile from the town of Ampthill which it was built to serve closed in 1959. Initially encouraged to use "the very good bus service" the inhabitants are now served by Flitwick railway station.

At the time it was built there were no coaching connections, so for a number of years it was particularly beneficial in providing an outlet for the trade in straw hats, Ampthill's speciality being the "Narrow Improved" version.

About a mile and a half to the north is Ampthill tunnel, extended by a second when the line was upgraded to four tracks in 1891.

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 '''Ampthill railway station''' was built by the [[Midland Railway]] in [[1868]] on its extension to [[St Pancras railway station|St. Pancras]].
-Built over a mile from the village of [[Ampthill]] which it was built to serve closed in [[1959]]. Initially encouraged to use "the very good bus service" the inhabitants are now served by [[Flitwick railway station]].
+Built over a mile from the town of [[Ampthill]] which it was built to serve closed in [[1959]]. Initially encouraged to use "the very good bus service" the inhabitants are now served by [[Flitwick railway station]].
 At the time it was built there were no coaching connections, so for a number of years it was particularly beneficial in providing an outlet for the trade in straw hats, Ampthill's speciality being the "Narrow Improved" version.