Long Buckby railway station
Location | Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire England |
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Grid reference | SP623666 |
Managed by | London Northwestern Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | LBK |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 February 1881 | Station opened |
Passengers | |
2015/16 | 0.320 million |
2016/17 | 0.345 million |
2017/18 | 0.368 million |
2018/19 | 0.394 million |
2019/20 | 0.387 million |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Long Buckby railway station is a small railway station next to the village of Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England. It is the nearest railway station for the larger town of Daventry, 4 miles (6.4 km) away.
The station is on the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line. It is served by West Midlands Trains services to Birmingham New Street, Northampton and London Euston. For Avanti West Coast inter-city services passengers should change at Rugby, the next station to the west.
The station was opened along with the line in 1881, by the London and North Western Railway, it is the only remaining station between Northampton and Rugby; three others opened at the same time (Kilsby and Crick, Althorp Park and Church Brampton) are now closed.
Services[]
Long Buckby is served by three West Midlands Trains services per hour in each direction: i.e., three northwestbound to Birmingham New Street via Rugby and Coventry, and three southeastbound to Northampton (where one terminates) and London Euston.[1] As of 2016, the station has a part-time ticket office.
Royal funeral[]
Since the closure of Althorp Park station in 1960, Long Buckby has been the nearest station to Althorp, the family home of the Earls Spencer. In 1997 Long Buckby station was where Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry arrived from London after the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. Prince Charles and his sons took a different route to Althorp using Brington Road while the rest of the Royal Family and guests were driven through the village of Long Buckby leaving the village via East Street to follow the main Northampton road to Althorp.
Service summary[]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Rugby | London Northwestern Railway London or Northampton - Birmingham Northampton Loop |
Northampton | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Kilsby and Crick Line open, station closed |
London and North Western Railway Northampton Loop |
Althorp Park Line open, station closed |
References[]
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable December 2015 – May 2016, Table 68
External links[]
- Train times and station information for Long Buckby railway station from National Rail
- Old photograph of the station from 1952 - flickr.com
- Railway stations in Northamptonshire
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1881
- Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains
- 1881 establishments in England