Brampton railway station (Cumbria)


Brampton railway station is on the Newcastle to 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 is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern. It is commonly suffixed as Brampton in order to distinguish it from the station of the same name in Suffolk.

History

The station was probably opened on 20 July 1836 when the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway opened between Carlisle and Greenhead, it was called Milton or possibly Milton for Brampton.
The station was renamed several times according to Quick as follows:
The station was a junction station from opening in 1836 as a short branch line of the Brampton Railway, known locally as 'The Dandy', which was initially horsedrawn, ran into Brampton itself, terminating at Brampton Town railway station. This short branch was taken over by the North Eastern Railway in 1912, the track relaid and locomotive operated services resumed from August 1913, with a break from 1917 to 1920, until October 1923 when the line was closed, 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, this mineral railway closed in March 1953.
The first Station Master was Thomas Edmondson who introduced cardboard tickets and later developed the ticket dating machine.
The station was host to a camping coach from 1935 to 1939.
Staff were removed from the station in 1967, with the main buildings demolished in stages during the 1970s and 1980s.

Facilities

No ticketing provision is available here, so passengers must buy them on the train or prior to travel. There are waiting shelters on each platform and train running information is offered by timetable poster boards and telephone. Step-free access is available to both platforms, though the westbound platform requires a significant detour via public roads to reach from the main entrance.

Services

On Monday to Saturday day-times there is a two-hourly service in each direction with more trains during peak periods. On Sundays there are six trains to Carlisle & five to Newcastle.