Wellingborough London Road railway station
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| Wellingborough London Road | |
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| A Peterborough - Northampton train in 1962 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Wellingborough |
| Area | Borough of Wellingborough |
| Grid reference | SP902665 |
| Operations | |
| 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 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 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] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Wellingborough London Road railway station is a former railway station in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire on a line which connected Peterborough and Northampton.
This station was on an important junction to Midland Main Line which linked south of Wellingborough Midland Road. The station remains have gone with the line ending under the A45.
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[edit] 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 | ||
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| Wellingborough Midland Road | London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway |
Ditchford | ||
| Castle Ashby & Earls Barton | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ^ 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 0-90546-619-5.
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Coordinates: 52°17′21″N 0°40′44″W / 52.28924°N 0.67899°W
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