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Blisworth railway station information


Blisworth
View eastward, towards Bletchley and London on the West Coast Main Line
General information
LocationBlisworth, West Northamptonshire
England
Grid referenceSP721545
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and Birmingham Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
17 September 1838Station opened
1853replaced by new station
4 January 1960Station closed
Location
Map

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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