Brampton Town railway station was the terminus of the Brampton Town Branch, in the centre of Brampton, Cumbria, England. It was opened in 1775, to work on the Earl of Carlisle's Waggonway. By 1836, a horse-driven passenger service had been implemented when the track was realigned to meet up with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, providing a service to Milton station, now Brampton (Cumbria) station, about a mile out of town.[3]
Brampton Town | |
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![]() Site of Brampton Town Station, 1962 | |
General information | |
Location | Brampton, City of Carlisle England |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
13 July 1836 | Station opens as Brampton |
1 July 1881 | renamed Brampton Town |
1 May 1890 | closed |
1 August 1913 | reopened |
1 March 1917 | closed |
1 March 1920 | reopened |
29 October 1923[1] | Station closed[2] |
The passenger service ended in 1881,[3] however in 1913 the railway was taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER), the track was relaid and a steam hauled service to Brampton Junction was introduced. The NER did not run passenger services between 1917 and 1920.[3] After being incorporated into the London and North Eastern Railway it was closed to passengers on 29 October 1923 and for goods on 31 December 1923.[3] The track was lifted shortly afterwards but the course of the line can still be easily traced over most of its length as much of it now forms a public footpath.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Earl of Carlisle's Waggonway Brampton Town Branch |
Brampton Junction |
Closed railway stations in Cumbria | |
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Waverley Route |
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Caledonian main line |
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Solway Junction Railway | |
Port Carlisle Dock and Railway |
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Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway | |
Maryport and Carlisle Railway |
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Newcastle & Carlisle Railway |
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Lancaster and Carlisle Railway |
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Ingleton branch line | |
Eden Valley Railway |
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South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway |
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Settle–Carlisle line |
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Cleator and Workington Junction Railway |
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Harrington and Lowca Light Railway Gilgarran Branch | |
Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway |
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Whitehaven Junction Railway Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway Furness Railway |
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Cockermouth and Workington Railway |
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Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway |
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Coniston Railway | |
Other |
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