At the time it was built there were no coaching connections by road, so for a number of years the station was particularly beneficial in providing an outlet for the trade in straw hats, Ampthill's speciality being the "Narrow Improved" version.[1] The station closed in 1959 and the inhabitants were advised to use the "excellent alternative bus service."
About half a mile north of the station is Ampthill Tunnel, increased to two bores when the line was upgraded to four tracks in 1891.[2]
^Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
^Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
^"1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 560. 1871. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ ab"1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 736. 1881. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^"Correction". Bedfordshire Mercury. England. 13 November 1908. Retrieved 6 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Ampthill". Bedfordshire Mercury. England. 27 November 1908. Retrieved 6 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Ampthill Stationmaster's Retirement". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. England. 5 November 1947. Retrieved 6 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Stationmaster at Ampthill". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. England. 3 January 1947. Retrieved 6 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.