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wanted the station to be built at the point where the road between Chapel Brampton and Pitsford crossed the line. The railway company were reluctant to do this as the line was in a cutting at this point and the road was very poor. The Earl finally got his way, on condition that he paid for the road
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The station opened on 16 February 1859 as "Pitsford" when the line opened to passenger traffic. In June 1859 it was renamed "Brampton and Pitsford", and then on 1 April 1860 it became "Brampton", then finally "Pitsford and Brampton" on 24 November 1881.
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and the station signal box which was moved from Little Bowden Crossing, near Market Harborough. The station has three platforms; a single bi-directional platform on the main running line and two north-facing bay platforms.
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wagons, a very important local crop at one time. The beet dock was the only part of the station to survive demolition when the station finally closed on 5 June 1950.
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make up the present station, with the exception of the booking office which is the top half of the Lamport
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made representations to the company to try to ensure that it was built there. However, the
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originally favoured a site close to where the line crossed the road to
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The station had a very quiet career, never having many
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heritage railway

Chapel Brampton
Northampton
52°17′36″N 0°55′27″W / 52.29342°N 0.92403°W / 52.29342; -0.92403
Grid reference
SP735666
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Northampton & Lamport Railway
London and North Western Railway
railway station
Pitsford
Chapel Brampton
Northamptonshire
England
Northampton
Market Harborough
1981
heritage railway
Northampton & Lamport Railway
London and North Western Railway
Welford
level crossing
Boughton
Earl Spencer
passengers
sugar beet
Portable buildings
signal box

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