Brampton Town railway station was the terminus of the Brampton Town Branch, in the centre of Brampton, Cumbria, England. It was opened in 1775, to work on the Earl of Carlisle's Waggonway. By 1836, a horse-driven passenger service had been implemented when the track was realigned to meet up with the

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway (N&CR) was an English railway company formed in 1825 that built a line from Newcastle upon Tyne on Britain's east coast, to Carlisle, on the west coast. The railway began operating mineral trains in 1834 between ...

, providing a service to Milton station, now Brampton (Cumbria) station, about a mile out of town.*Jones, Mark (2012). ''Discovering Britain's First Railways. A Guide to Horse-Drawn Tramroads and Waggonways.'' Port Stroud : The History Press. . p. 124 The passenger service ended in 1881, however in 1913 the railway was taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER), the track was relaid and a steam hauled service to Brampton Junction was introduced. The NER did not run passenger services between 1917 and 1920. After being incorporated into the

London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...

it was closed to passengers on 29 October 1923 and for goods on 31 December 1923. The track was lifted shortly afterwards but the course of the line can still be easily traced over most of its length as much of it now forms a public footpath.

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Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1836 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1890 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1920 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1923 1836 establishments in England 1923 disestablishments in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub