Northampton Bridge Street railway station
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.
History
Originally named Northampton, this was the first station serving the town. It opened in 1845, with buildings designed by architect John William Livock. 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. The station meant that people could travel to Wellingborough, Irthlingborough and Peterborough more quickly than before.The station closed to passengers in 1964, the buildings being demolished in 1969. Freight trains continued to use Bridge Street regularly until 1972; a lone remaining group of corporate sidings finally closed in 2005.
Stationmasters
- William Young until 1848
- Robert Snape 1848 - 1852
- Charles Livock 1853 - 1871
- J. Webster 1871 - 1874
- Charles Livock 1874 - 1875
- Henry Burrell ca. 1899
- Edward Burrell 1900 - 1907
- William Smith 1908 - 1913
- Philip Haines 1913 - 1920
- J. Bentham 1928 - 1931
- F.C. O’Connor 1932 - 1937
- Henry Preston 1937 - 1941
- Arthur Hill 1941 - 1944
- Bertie Hill 1944 - 1953
- Benjamin Blackburn from 1953
- A.S. Harcourt from 1962
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 .
There is still a Network Rail depot on the south side of the line, which includes an old LNWR shed.