Braunston London Road railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station in Northamptonshire, England}}

{{For|the station Great Central Railway station which served the village|Braunston and Willoughby railway station}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Braunston London Road

| status = Disused

| image = Braunston london road rail station 1890770 ce11b1c1.jpg

| caption = The station after closure in 1962

| borough = Braunston, West Northamptonshire

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.2869|-1.2091|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| platforms = 2 (later just one)

| original = London and North Western Railway

| pregroup = London and North Western Railway

| years = 1 August 1895[http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/braunston.htm Braunston Station on Warwickshire Railways]

| events = Station opened as Braunston

| years1 = 1 July 1950

| events1 = Renamed Braunston London Road

| years2 = 15 September 1958

| events2 = Station closes for passengers

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Braunston London Road was one of two railway stations that served the village of Braunston in Northamptonshire, England. The station was built on the Weedon to Leamington Spa branch line on an embankment next to the village's wharf on the Grand Union Canal after the demolition of a number of houses and a pub that were in the way.[http://www.lhi.org.uk/docs/booklet.pdf 'Discover Braunston', Braunston History Society (pdf format)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614000118/http://www.lhi.org.uk/docs/booklet.pdf |date=14 June 2011 }}

The station opened along with the Leamington extension of the Weedon line on 1 August 1895. It was on a passing loop and originally had two platforms with an underpass linking them, however the second platform was later taken out of use and removed, so trains in both directions called at the same platform, although the loop was retained for goods traffic until the line closed.{{cite book|last=Hurst|first=Geoffrey|title=LNWR Branch Lines of West Leicestershire & East Warwickshire|publisher=Milepost Publications|year=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-947796-16-9}}

The station was originally known as just Braunston, however it was renamed as Braunston London Road in 1950, to differentiate it from the other station serving the village. Despite its small size, Braunston was also served by Braunston and Willoughby station on the former Great Central Main Line, which served Braunston and the village of Willoughby, which it was closer to.

The line closed to passengers in 1958, and freight in 1963.

Little now remains of the station, although the embankment where it stood can still be seen.{{cite book|last=Kingscott|first=Geoffrey|title=Lost Railways of Northamptonshire|publisher=Countryside Books|date=2009|isbn=978-1-84674-108-1}}

{{Disused Rail Start}}

{{rail line |previous=Daventry
Line and station closed |next=Flecknoe
Line and station closed |route=London and North Western Railway
Weedon to Leamington Spa line |col={{LNWR colour}} }}

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