Brampton Brampton (Cumbria)  | |||||
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| Location | Brampton,Cumberland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°55′56″N2°42′14″W / 54.9321536°N 2.7038502°W /54.9321536; -2.7038502 | ||||
| Grid reference | NY550599 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BMP | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
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| 20 July 1836 (1836-07-20) | Opened asMilton for Brampton | ||||
| 1 September 1870 | RenamedBrampton | ||||
| 1 May 1885 | RenamedBrampton Junction | ||||
| 1 November 1891 | RenamedBrampton | ||||
| 1 August 1913 | RenamedBrampton Junction | ||||
| 18 March 1971 | RenamedBrampton (Cumberland) | ||||
| 14 May 1984 | RenamedBrampton (Cumbria) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  15,850 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 3,880 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  11,956 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 9,960 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 13,710 | ||||
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Brampton (Cumbria) is a railway station on theTyne Valley Line, which runs betweenNewcastle andCarlisle viaHexham. The station, situated 10 miles 62 chains (10.8 mi; 17.3 km) east of Carlisle, serves the hamlet ofMilton and the town ofBrampton,Cumberland inCumbria, England. It is owned byNetwork Rail and managed byNorthern Trains.
TheNewcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, and was opened in stages.[1] The station was opened in July 1836, following the opening of theNewcastle and Carlisle Railway betweenGreenhead andCarlisle London Road.[2]
Upon opening, the station was calledMilton, or possibly,Milton for Brampton.[3][4] According to Quick (2022), the station has since been renamed several times.[5] Nowadays, the station is commonly suffixed as Brampton (Cumbria), in order to distinguish it from thestation of the same name in Suffolk.
Brampton operated as a junction station from opening in 1836, linking with a short branch line, theBrampton Railway, known locally asThe Dandy. The line, which was initially horse-drawn, ran into the town, terminating atBrampton Town.[6][7] This short branch line was taken over by theNorth Eastern Railway in 1912, with the track relaid and locomotive operated services resuming from August 1913, with a break from 1917 to 1920. The line was closed in 1923, with most of the former route now serving as a public footpath.[7][8]
The station was also the junction of another railway serving the local collieries owned by theEarl of Carlisle. Known asLord Carlisle's Railway, this ran to a junction with theAlston Line atLambley. This mineral railway closed in March 1953.[9]
The first Station Master at Brampton wasThomas Edmondson, who introduced cardboard tickets and later developed the ticket dating machine.[10]
The station was host to acamping coach from 1935 to 1939 – one of 119 vehicles converted by theLondon and North Eastern Railway between 1933 and 1938.[11][12]
Brampton was reduced to an unstaffed halt in 1967, along with most of the other stations on the line that escaped theBeeching Axe. The former station buildings were subsequently demolished in stages during the 1970s and 1980s.[citation needed]
The station has two platforms, both of which have a ticket machine (which accepts card orcontactless payment only), seating, waiting shelter, next train audio and visual displays and an emergency help point. There is step-free access to both platforms, however the Carlisle-bound platform is not fully accessible from the station's car park. Both platforms are also linked by apre-grouping metal footbridge, similar to those atHaltwhistle andWetheral. There is a small car park at the station.[13]
Brampton (Cumbria) is part of the Northern Trainspenalty fare network, meaning that a valid ticket or promise to pay notice is required prior to boarding the train.[14]
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As of the December 2023 timetable change, there are ten trains per day (eleven on Saturday and nine on Sunday) heading west towardsCarlisle. Heading east towardsNewcastle viaHexham, there are eleven trains per day (ten on Saturday and eight on Sunday). Some trains extend toMorpeth orNunthorpe viaHartlepool. All services are operated byNorthern Trains.[15]
Rolling stock used:Class 156Super Sprinter andClass 158Express Sprinter
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Haltwhistle towardsNewcastle | Northern Trains Tyne Valley Line | Wetheral towardsCarlisle | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Naworth | North Eastern Railway Newcastle and Carlisle Railway | How Mill | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Brampton Town | Brampton Railway Brampton Town branch line | Terminus | ||
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