Wellingborough London Road railway station

Wellingborough London Road
A Peterborough - Northampton train in 1962
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]

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.

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.

See also[]

• Wellingborough
• Wellingborough railway station
• London and Birmingham Railway

References[]

External links[]

• Subterranea Britannica

Coordinates: 52°17′20″N 0°40′44″W / 52.2890°N 0.6789°W / 52.2890; -0.6789

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