Wellingborough railway station

Wellingborough
National Rail
The entrance to Wellingborough station
General information
LocationWellingborough, North Northamptonshire
England
Coordinates52°18′14″N 0°40′35″W / 52.304°N 0.6764°W / 52.304; -0.6764
Grid referenceSP903681
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeWEL
ClassificationDfT category C2
Key dates
1857Opened as Wellingborough Midland Road
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.998 million
 Interchange  6,188
2019/20Decrease 0.917 million
 Interchange Decrease 128
2020/21Decrease 0.186 million
 Interchange Decrease 63
2021/22Increase 0.519 million
 Interchange Increase 91
2022/23Increase 0.739 million
 Interchange Increase 4,220
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureWellingborough Railway Station
Designated5 May 1981
Reference no.1191880[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wellingborough railway station (formerly Wellingborough Midland Road) is a Grade II listed[1] station located in the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line and is 65 miles (104 km) from London St. Pancras. The station is operated by East Midlands Railway, which is also the primary operator serving the station with passenger services under the Luton Airport Express brand.

As well as Wellingborough itself, the station is also the closest to the towns of Higham Ferrers, Raunds, Irthlingborough and Rushden, although there is no direct public transport link from the station itself to any of these towns apart from Irthlingborough. It is also the nearest station to Rushden Lakes shopping centre.

Wellingborough station was used as a filming location for the film Kinky Boots, standing in for Northampton station. In late 2009, Wellingborough was made a Penalty fare station by East Midlands Trains, which means a valid ticket or permit to travel must be shown when requested.

  1. ^ a b Historic England, "Wellingborough Railway Station (1191880)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 January 2017