[2] In the same year the company became part of the London and North Western Railway.

To gain a more direct route the LNWR had built a line from Seaton Junction to Yarwell junction near Wansford on its Northampton to Peterborough line, in 1879, thus bypassing the section to Luffenham railway station.

Oddly this could only be accessed from the Luffenham line and it was initially controlled by ground frame.

In 1907, the section was singled when the second platform, waiting-room, footbridge and signal box were all removed.

At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.