It expanded with the arrival of the Northampton and Peterborough Railway, opened in 1845; the original line was entirely south of the Nene while the medieval town was north of the river.
It expanded with the arrival of the Northampton and Peterborough Railway, opened in 1845. The original line, on which Northampton Bridge Street railway station was situated, was entirely south of the Nene while the medieval town was north of the river.