Brixworth railway station

Brixworth station looking north towards Market Harborough

Brixworth railway station on the Northampton and Market Harborough railway opened on 16 February 1859 serving the village of Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England. It ran half a mile (ca.800 m) west of the village towards the village of Creaton along what remains as Station Road. It was part of the London and North Western Railway. Apart from the passenger service the line also enabled a large ironstone field near the village to be developed which had been an important consideration in developing the line.^[1]

The station lost its passenger service on 4 January 1960 and goods service on 1 June 1964. The line was re-opened for limited periods after that and not closed completely until 15 August 1981. Subsequently the Heritage Northampton & Lamport Railway has been able to lease the trackbed and is restoring part of the route.^[2]

References

↑ Kingscott, Geoffrey (2008). The Lost Railways of Northamptonshire. Reading: MRM Associates Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84674-108-1.
↑ Northampton & Lamport railway

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Spratton		LNWR Northampton to Market Harborough line		Lamport

Closed railway stations in Northamptonshire

Northampton to Market Harborough Line	Clipston and Oxendon Kelmarsh Lamport Brixworth Spratton Pitsford and Brampton

Banbury to Blisworth	Farthinghoe Helmdon Village Wappenham Towcester Tiffield

Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway	Byfield Morton Pinkney Blakesley Stoke Bruern Salcey Forest

Northampton and Peterborough Railway	Northampton Bridge Street Billing Castle Ashby & Earls Barton Wellingborough London Road Ditchford Irthlingborough Ringstead & Addington Thrapston Bridge Street Thorpe Barnwell Oundle

Rugby to Peterborough East	Wakerley and Barrowden Kingscliffe Nassington

Market Harborough to Bedford	Desborough Glendon and Rushton Isham & Burton Latimer Finedon Irchester

Higham Ferrers branch	Rushden Higham Ferrers

Great Central Main Line	Charwelton Woodford Halse Culworth Helmdon Brackley Central Eydon Road Halt

Northampton Loop Line	Kilsby & Crick Althorp Park Church Brampton

Rugby to Bletchley	Welton Weedon Blisworth Roade

Kettering to Huntingdon	Cranford Twywell Thrapston Midland Road Raunds

Kettering to Melton Mowbray	Geddington Gretton Harringworth

Rugby and Stamford Railway	Lilbourne Yelvertoft & Stanford Park

Weedon to Marton Junction	Daventry Braunston

Other stations	Ashley & Weston Aynho Park Aynho for Deddington Brackley Town Northampton St. John's Street Piddington

Coordinates: 52°20′23″N 0°55′08″W / 52.3398°N 0.9190°W / 52.3398; -0.9190

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