Thrapston Bridge Street railway station

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Thrapston Bridge Street
Station in 1966.
General information
Location	Thrapston, North Northamptonshire England
Grid reference	SP993787
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
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
Key dates
2 June 1845	Station opened as Thrapston
2 June 1924	Renamed Thrapston Bridge Street
4 May 1964	Station closed to passengers^[1]
6 June 1965	Station closed to goods^[2]

Thrapston Bridge Street railway station is a former railway station in Thrapston, Northamptonshire on the former Northampton and Peterborough Railway line which connected Peterborough and Northampton.^[3]

The station buildings were designed by the architect John William Livock.^[4]

The station opened in 1845 and a year later 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 station closed with the line in 1964.

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ringstead & Addington		London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway		Thorpe

References

^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 135. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
^ British Railways Atlas 1947, p. 17.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1961). The Buildings of England. Northamptonshire. Penguin Books.

v t e Closed railway stations in Northamptonshire
Northampton–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 & Midland Junc Rly	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 King's Cliffe 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	Kilsby & Crick Althorp Park Church Brampton
Rugby–Bletchley	Welton Weedon Blisworth Roade
Kettering–Huntingdon	Cranford Twywell Thrapston Midland Road Raunds
Kettering–Melton Mowbray	Geddington Gretton Harringworth
Rugby and Stamford Railway	Yelvertoft & Stanford Park
Weedon–Marton Junction	Daventry Braunston
Other stations	Ashley & Weston Aynho Park Aynho for Deddington Brackley Town Northampton St. John's Street Piddington

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