Wellingborough London Road | |||||
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_Station_geograph-2188652.jpg) A Peterborough - Northampton train in 1962 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wellingborough,North Northamptonshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SP902665 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 June 1845 | Opened (Wellingborough) | ||||
| 16 July 1924 | Renamed (Wellingborough London Road) | ||||
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to passengers[1] | ||||
| 7 November 1966 | Station closed to goods[2] | ||||
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Wellingborough London Road railway station is a former railway station inWellingborough,Northamptonshire on a line which connectedPeterborough andNorthampton.
The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1964 to passengers and closed fully in 1966.
From 1930 the station master was in charge of both the Midland Road and London Road stations.[7]
This station was on an important junction with a link to theMidland Main Line atWellingborough Midland Road which enabled through running from Northampton to Midland Road, Kettering and Leicester. The station remains have gone with the line ending under theA45.
The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough.
| 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 | ||||
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