Blisworth railway station non-stop from there to Euston. The station closed on 4 January 1960. and was demolished soon after. Former Services 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
Blisworth Tunnel backs pushing the boats with their feet (legging). From 1871 steam tugs were used to pull boats through, and extra ventilation shafts were installed. Boaters wishing to avoid the extra cost involved in using the tugs could still leg their boats through, but by the 1930s motor boats (towing a butty boat) were common so the practice would have been unusual especially by the time the film Painted Boats was filmed there in 1944. Due to changes in the shape of the tunnel over time, the tunnel became unnavigable. There was major rebuilding of the tunnel in the 1980s, with