Church Brampton railway station

Church Brampton was a railway station on the Northampton Loop Line serving the village of Church Brampton in Northamptonshire.

Church Brampton
Site of Church Brampton station in 1989.
LocationChurch Brampton, West Northamptonshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
13 May 1912Station opens
18 May 1931Station closed
Location

The station was opened on 13 May 1912, to serve the villages of Church Brampton and Harlestone, but primarily the newly-opened Northamptonshire Golf Club. It was opened by the London & North Western Railway, which became the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. The station had a short life of only 19 years, it was closed on 18 May 1931; the reason for the closure was stated to be that most golfers by then arrived by car.[1] All traces of the station were removed when the line was electrified in the 1960s.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Althorp Park
Line open, station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Northampton Loop		   Northampton
Line and station open

See also

References
  1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 126.
  • The Last Days Of Steam In Northamptonshire, by John M.C. Healy (1989) ISBN 0-86299-613-9
  • Northampton Mercury, 17 May 1912 (available through the British Newspaper Archive)

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