Thorpe railway station

Thorpe
Location
Place	Thorpe Waterville
Area	Northamptonshire
Grid reference	TL023813
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
2 June 1845	Station opened
4 May 1964	Station closed to goods and passengers[1]
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Thorpe railway station is a former railway station in Thorpe Waterville, Northamptonshire on the former Northampton and Peterborough Railway line which connected Peterborough and Northampton.^[2]

In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the London and North Western Railway. At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

The former service

The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1964 to passengers.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Thrapston Bridge Street		London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway		Barnwell

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. British Railways Atlas 1947, p. 17.

External links

• Subterranea Britannica

Coordinates: 52°25′13″N 0°29′48″W / 52.4203°N 0.4967°W