Wellingborough London Road railway station

Wellingborough London Road
265px 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
7 November 1966	Station closed to goods
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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.

File:Wellingborough London Rd Station Bridge.jpg

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

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.

File:Wellingboro London Rd Station.jpg

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

• Wellingborough
• Wellingborough railway station
• London and Birmingham Railway

External links

• Subterranea Britannica