Brackley Central railway station

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Brackley Central
Location
Location	Brackley
Area	South Northamptonshire
Grid reference	SP589373
Operations
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
15 March 1899	Opened
5 September 1966	Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-Z
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Brackley Central was a railway station on the former Great Central Main Line which ran from Manchester Piccadilly to London Marylebone. The station served the Northamptonshire town of Brackley and was the second station in the town when it opened in 1899. The GCML was a victim of the Beeching Axe as it was seen as a duplicate of the Midland Main Line. As a result, the section between Aylesbury and Rugby Central was shut, meaning the station was also closed in 1966.

[edit] Future

Chiltern Railways, the rail operator between London and Aylesbury have previously suggested that their long term ambition is to open up the GCML beyond Rugby. This would mean that Brackley Central would reopen. However, this maybe unlikely to happen until after 2022, as it is not a franchise commitment, and the large cost and scale of the work would make a private company unlikely to invest money into something they may not be reap the benefits from.

It must however be appreciated that the longer the wait in the lines revival the more decay will inevitably take place and costs of rebuilding will be forever rocketing skyward.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Helmdon		British Railways Great Central Main Line		Finmere

[edit] References

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• GCR Timetables: 1957: includes scans of the original