Althorp Park railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Althorp Park


caption =
locale = England
borough = Northamptonshire
line = London and North Western Railway
owner = London Midland and Scottish Railway
platforms = ?
latitude =
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years = 1 December 1881
events = Station opens
years1 = 13 June 1960
events1 = Station closes Althorp Park railway station served the village of Althorp in Northamptonshire, England. The station, which was situated on the Northampton Loop Line, was adjacent to Althorpe House, the ancestral seat of the Spencers, the family of Diana, Princess of Wales.

History

Opened by the London and North Western Railway, it joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

Trains still pass at speed on the West Coast Main Line, as part of the Northampton Loop Line. As the station was closed by 1997 Lady Diana Spencer's funeral passed through Long Buckby station on its way to Althorp.

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