Northampton St. John's Street railway station

Northampton St. John's Street
The site of the station in January 2007
General information
Location	Northampton, Northampton England
Grid reference	SP755601
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bedford & Northampton Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 June 1872[1]	Opened as Northampton
2 June 1924	Renamed Northampton St. John's Street
3 July 1939[2]	Closed

Northampton St. John's Street was a railway station and the northern terminus of the Midland Railway's former Bedford to Northampton Line which served the English county town of Northampton from 1872 to 1939. Its closure came about as a cost-cutting measure implemented by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway which diverted services to the nearby Northampton Castle station. After closure the elegant station building was used as offices and the line for the storage of rolling stock; the site was cleared in 1960 to make way for a car park. The car park has now been built on and is the location of St Johns Halls of Residence for The University of Northampton.