Wellingborough London Road railway station

Wellingborough London Road railway station is a former railway station in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire on a line which connected Peterborough and Northampton.

The former Wellingborough London Road railway bridge over the River Nene is now a footbridge.

Wellingborough London Road
A Peterborough - Northampton train in 1962
LocationWellingborough, Borough of Wellingborough
England
Grid referenceSP902665
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and Birmingham Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 June 1845Opened (Wellingborough)
16 July 1924Renamed (Wellingborough London Road)
4 May 1964Closed to passengers[1]
7 November 1966Station closed to goods[2]

This station was on an important junction with a link to the Midland Main Line at Wellingborough Midland Road which enabled through running from Northampton to Midland Road, Kettering and Leicester. The station remains have gone with the line ending under the A45.

The former Wellingborough London Road railway track location.

The former service

The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1964 to passengers and closed fully in 1966.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Castle Ashby & Earls Barton
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Northampton and Peterborough Railway
  Ditchford
Line and station closed
    Wellingborough Midland Road
Line closed, station open

See also

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 142. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.


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