Northampton Bridge Street railway station explained

Northampton Bridge Street
Status:Disused
Borough:Far Cotton, Northampton, Northampton
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:London and Birmingham Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Years:13 May 1845
Events:Opened as Northampton
Years1:June 1876
Events1:Station renamed Northampton Bridge Street
Years2:4 May 1964
Events2:Station closed to passengers[1] [2]
Years3:1972
Events3:Station closed to freight
Years4:2005
Events4:Last sidings by the station closed

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]

History

Originally named Northampton, this was the first station serving the town. It opened in 1845, with buildings designed by architect John William Livock.[4] The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. It was renamed Northampton Bridge Street in 1876, after a new station was built for the line to Market Harborough.[5] The station meant that people could travel to Wellingborough, Irthlingborough and Peterborough more quickly than before.

The station closed to passengers in 1964,[2] the buildings being demolished in 1969.[6] Freight trains continued to use Bridge Street regularly until 1972; a lone remaining group of corporate sidings finally closed in 2005.[2]

Stationmasters

Former services

Today's usage

The actual station was between the Old Towcester Road and the line; this land is now a housing development.

The line still runs past the station site, although the line past the level crossing has been de-commissioned and is likely to become a road/cycle/walking route [NBC CAAP 2013].

There is still a Network Rail depot on the south side of the line, which includes an old LNWR shed.

Future plans

On 22 October 2013, the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation announced that it had agreed to purchase the disused Northampton Bridge Street branch line from Network Rail for £1.5 million to create a two-mile (3 km) cycle and pedestrian path linking the Brackmills Industrial Estate to the Northampton Enterprise Zone.[19]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Web site: Disused Stations: Northampton Bridge Street Station.
  3. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  4. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . 1961 . The Buildings of England. Northamptonshire . Penguin Books .
  5. Web site: Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Northampton Bridge Street Station . Catford . Nick . 2006-06-28 . Subterranea Britannica . 2009-02-03.
  6. Web site: Northampton History . 2008 . Railway Correspondence and Travel Society . 2009-02-03.
  7. . 1841 . 1841-1878 Coaching . London and North Western Railway Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts . 312 . 5 February 2022.
  8. News: . Retirement of a Station-Master . Northampton Mercury . England . 6 November 1880 . 5 February 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  9. . 1887 . 1887-1897 Coaching . London and North Western Railway Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts . 64 . 7 February 2022.
  10. News: . Presentation . Northampton Mercury . England . 3 June 1882 . 5 February 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  11. News: . Mr. Widdowson’s Retirement . Northampton Chronicle and Echo . England . 25 April 1919 . 5 February 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  12. . 1898 . 1898-1914 Coaching Pgs.1-572 . London and North Western Railway Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts . 181 . 7 February 2022.
  13. News: . New Stationmaster at Northampton . Northampton Chronicle And Echo . England . 4 December 1928 . 5 February 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  14. News: . Mr. J. Bentham to retire . Northampton Mercury . England . 6 November 1931 . 5 February 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  15. News: . Stationmaster Going to Sheffield . Northampton Mercury . England . 5 March 1937 . 5 February 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  16. News: . Northampton Stationmaster Retires . Northampton Mercury . England . 10 October 1941 . 5 February 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  17. News: . Notes of the Week . Northampton Mercury . England . 19 May 1944 . 5 February 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  18. News: . Mr. Benjamin Blackburn . Northampton Mercury . England . 25 September 1953 . 5 February 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  19. News: Northampton disused rail line bought by WNDC. BBC News. 21 October 2013.

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