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Boughton is the name of station under construction on the
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Boughton is the name of station under construction on the Northampton & Lamport Railway
The Northampton and Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. It is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton, roughly north of Northampton.
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, which is built on the former Northampton to Market Harborough line
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. It is situated at the southern end of line adjacent to the former Boughton level crossing
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on the A5199. It is likely that Boughton will be the terminus
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of the railway for some time as to replace the level crossing will require large amounts of time and money.
The station consists of a platform and run-round loop, with associated signalling
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controlled from a new signal box
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which was formerly installed at Betley Road near Crewe
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. Adjacent to the station site iThe Windhover
pub
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. The "Brampton View" care village for the elderly opened in 2008.
Boughton Crossing is also the southern end of the Brampton Valley Way
The Brampton Valley Way is a rail trail built on the way of the former Northampton to Market Harborough line, Northampton to Market Harborough Railway in Northamptonshire, England. It forms what trail managers, Northamptonshire County Council, ...
, part of which has been diverted to make room for the passing loop at the station.
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Northampton & Lamport Railway
The Northampton and Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. It is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton, roughly north of Northampton.
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Heritage railway stations in Northamptonshire
Proposed railway stations in England