Northampton railway station

Northampton
Station entrance in November 2016
General information
Location	Northampton, West Northamptonshire England
Grid reference	SP747604
Managed by	London Northwestern Railway
Platforms	5
Other information
Station code	NMP
Classification	DfT category C1
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 February 1859	Opened as Northampton Castle
1880–1881	Rebuilt
1965–66	Remodelled
27 September 1965	Closure of motive power depot
18 April 1966	Renamed Northampton
12 January 2015	New station building opened
Passengers
2018/19	3.331 million
2019/20	3.216 million
2020/21	0.657 million
2021/22	1.869 million
2022/23	2.407 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Northampton railway station serves the county town of Northampton in England. It is on the Northampton Loop of the West Coast Main Line and is located 65 miles 68 chains (65.85 mi; 106.0 km) from London Euston.^[1] The station is served by West Midlands Trains services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street; there is also a limited direct service to Crewe. A handful of Avanti West Coast services also serve the station, but these have been greatly reduced due to the longer-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. It is the busiest station in Northamptonshire, and the fourth busiest station in the East Midlands.^[2]

The station was known as Northampton Castle until 1966, as it is built on the site of the former castle of the same name. A proposed reinstatement of the Northampton Castle name following redevelopment of the station in 2015 did not take place.^[3]