Northampton Bridge Street railway station
| Northampton Bridge Street | |
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| The station in an engraving from 1847 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Northampton |
| Area | Northampton |
| Operations | |
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 13 May 1845 | Opened as Northampton |
| June 1876 | Station renamed Northampton Bridge Street |
| 4 May 1964 | Station closed to passingers[1][2] |
| 1972 | Station closed to freight[2] |
| 2005 | A factory's lone sideings by the station closed[2] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Northampton Bridge Street is a former railway station in Northampton the main town of Northamptonshire on the Northampton and Peterborough Railway which connected Peterborough and Northampton.[3]
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[edit] History
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This was the first station serving Northampton, originally named Northampton, it was later renamed Northampton Bridge Street in 1876 after a new station was built for the line to Market Harborough.[4] The station meant that people could travel to Wellingborough, Irthlingborough and Peterborough quicker than before.
The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1845 and closed to passengers in 1964[2], the buildings being demolished in 1969.[5]
Freight trains continued to use Bridge Street regularly until 1972 and a lone group of corporate sidings finally closed after holding out until 2005[2].
[edit] Former services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Blisworth | London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway |
Billing | ||
| Northampton (Castle) | London and North Western Railway Northampton to Market Harborough line |
Terminus | ||
[edit] Today's usage
It has been fenced off since the abandoned signal box was burnt out in 2006.
[edit] Historic Imagery of the site
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Northampton Bridge Street station in 2006.
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Northampton Bridge Street station in 2006.
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ^ a b c d e http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/northampton_bridge_street/index.shtml
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
- ^ Catford, Nick (2006-06-28). "Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Northampton Bridge Street Station". Subterranea Britannica. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/n/northampton_bridge_street/index.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "Northampton History". Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. 2008. http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/northampton/history/. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
Coordinates: 52°13′43″N 0°53′51″W / 52.22855°N 0.89749°W
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