Brampton (Cumbria) railway station

For other railway stations named Brampton, see Brampton railway station (disambiguation).

Brampton (Cumbria)
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Location
Place	Brampton
Local authority	Carlisle
Grid reference	NY550599
Operations
Station code	BMP
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	9,197
2005/06	9,700
2006/07	9,083
2007/08	9,795
2008/09	9,798
2009/10	10,456
2010/11	9,622
2011/12	11,896
2012/13	14,722
2013/14	17,821
2014/15	19,174
History
Original company	Newcastle & Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
19 July 1836 (1836-07-19)	opened as Milton
1 September 1870	renamed Brampton
1 January 1885	renamed Brampton Junction
30 April 1890	renamed Brampton
1 August 1913	renamed Brampton Junction
18 March 1971	renamed Brampton (Cumberland)
?	renamed Brampton (Cumbria)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Brampton (Cumbria) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Brampton railway station is on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway in northern England, serving the town of Brampton. The station is located about a mile southeast of the town, near the hamlet of Milton. The station opened in 1836 and the first Station Master was Thomas Edmondson who introduced cardboard tickets and later developed the ticket dating machine.

Staff were removed from the station in 1967, with the main buildings demolished in stages during the 1970s and 1980s. Until 1923, a short branch line, known locally as 'The Dandy', ran into Brampton itself, terminating at Brampton Town railway station, and the present-day station was called Brampton Junction. This line closed in 1923 and most of the route is now a public footpath.

The station was also the junction of another railway serving the local collieries owned by the Earl of Carlisle. Known as Lord Carlisle's Railway, this ran to a junction with the Alston Branch Line at Lambley.

Passenger services are provided by Northern, which also manages the station.

Services

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The station in 1962

On Monday to Saturday day-times there is a 2-hourly service in each direction with more trains during peak times. On Sundays there are about 5 trains each way.

External links

• Train times and station information for Brampton (Cumbria) railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Haltwhistle		Northern Tyne Valley Line		Wetheral
	Historical railways
Low Row		Newcastle and Carlisle Railway North Eastern Railway		How Mill
	Disused railways
Brampton Town		Brampton Town Branch Earl of Carlisle's Waggonway		Terminus