Blisworth railway station Blisworth railway station Blisworth railway station was opened by the London and Birmingham Railway in Blisworth, Northamptonshire in 1838. The station was opened on 17 September 1838. In 1845 the L&BR opened their Northampton and Peterborough Railway, a line which connected Peterborough and Northampton from a junction nearby. In 1853 the station was rebuilt to the north, closer to the junction to facilitate changing trains. In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the London and North Western Railway. In 1866 a line was opened to Banbury by the Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway. This
Blisworth ore quarries were opened to the west of the village in about 1873,operating to the north of the Gayton Road until 1895 and south of the road from 1895 to about 1913. Horse Tramways connected these quarries eastwards to the canal and westwards to the railway. A new quarry operated to the south of these in 1942 and 1943 and between 1954 and 1967. This was the only iron quarry at Blisworth to use mechanical diggers. They were electric and diesel powered. The quarry was connected by standard gauge steam operated tramway to sidings on the railway at Gayton south