Former railway station in Northamptonshire, England
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Blisworth
View eastward, towards Bletchley and London on the West Coast Main Line
General information
Location
Blisworth, West Northamptonshire England
Grid reference
SP721545
Platforms
4
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
17 September 1838
Station opened
1853
replaced by new station
4 January 1960
Station closed
Location
Blisworth railway station was a junction station on the London and North Western Railway (today, the West Coast Main Line), the Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway, and the Northampton and Peterborough Railway. As well as providing interchange between the lines, the station served the village of Blisworth in Northamptonshire and its environs. The station was opened by the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) in 1838.
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