Wellingborough railway station
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| Place | Wellingborough | ||
| Local authority | Wellingborough (borough) | ||
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| Managed by | East Midlands Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.837 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.797 million | ||
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| Key dates | Opened 1857 | ||
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Wellingborough railway station serves the town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line, it is 104 kilometres (65 mi) from London St. Pancras and is served in the main part of the day by semi-fast stopping East Midlands Trains Meridian services.
The station is to the east of the town. It is also the closest station to the town of Rushden.
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When the Wellingborough east development takes place, the station will be rotated. The main buildings, including the ticket office and toilets will move to the other side of the tracks and platform 4 will be brought back into use.
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[edit] History
It was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin. It was known for a time as Wellingborough Midland Road to distinguish from one built by the LNWR in 1866 at Wellingborough London Road on its line between Northampton and Peterborough which has long disappeared. A curve linked the two stations from west to north.
The buildings, designed by C. A. Driver, still exist, though in altered form.
Wellingborough also had a large locomotive depot with two roundhouses, the first built 1868, the second in 1872.
The station was the scene of a serious accident in 1898 when a trolley ran off the platform in front of a Manchester express. The crew and six passengers were killed and sixty-five injured.
[edit] General Information
Wellingborough has three platforms: two are regularly used, one occasionally, and another platform face with no trackwork. The station was formerly the junction for a branch to Higham Ferrers and there is now a preservation movement to reopen this route (see Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway).
The station has the PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving.
From Bedford to Wellingborough the Midland Main Line is unusual for being a three-tracked main line. Other instances of this occurring are around Nuneaton on the West Coast Main Line and on the Cross City line in Birmingham. Before rationalisation this formation was part of the longest continuous four-track layout in the UK, extending from London St. Pancras to Glendon Junction.
Being relatively close to London, the frequency of trains to the capital in the morning and evening peak is excellent for commuting, with a train running (occasionally non stop) every twenty minutes with the quickest journeys taking forty–five minutes.
[edit] Services
There is a half-hourly service to London St. Pancras and via Leicester to either Derby or Nottingham, both operated by East Midlands Trains Meridian trains. The times are: To St. Pancras Mondays-Fridays xx29 from Derby xx59 from Nottingham Saturdays xx06 from Nottingham xx36 from Derby Sundays see different times through out the day.
To Nottingham/Derby Mondays-Saturdays xx21 to Nottingham xx51 to Derby Sundays see different times through out the day.
The morning and evening peak periods see additional trains stop, these are generally operated by Inter City 125 (HST) trains. Northbound evening peak trains operate to Sheffield and Leeds. In addition to these, the Meridian services are extended to Burton upon Trent and with the new franchise, services are proposed to continue to Lincoln via Newark and Melton Mowbray via Corby.
The weekend sees trains operating to Barnsley and York. In the summer months there are also weekend trains to Scarborough, and in future (possibly around 2010) to Skegness.
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| Kettering | East Midlands Trains Midland Main Line |
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[edit] Corby
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There may be a new station at Corby built by December 2008 which will have 1tph to and from Corby as a shuttle service to and from London. Trains will call at Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford, Luton/Luton Airport Parkway and St Pancras.
[edit] Travel Times
St Pancras - 51 mins Luton Airport Parkway - 33 mins Luton - 33 mins Bedford - 13 mins Kettering - 7 mins Market Harborough - 17 mins Leicester - 36 mins Loughborough - 46 mins Long Eaton - 47 mins Beeston - 58 mins Nottingham - 1h 5 mins Derby - 1h 5 mins Willington - 1h 20 mins Burton-on-Trent - 1 hour 26 mins
[edit] Tickets
Fares on many routes were increased at the start of 2008 (which is common with rail operators), which has made some fares disproportionately more expensive than those at other local stations. To enable more affordable travel, passengers can ask retailers to 'split their ticket'. For example, buying a day return to Bedford then a day return from Bedford to London can make the overall fare to London much cheaper (this is possible on many routes not just London). Be aware retailers are instructed not to do this unless asked, also that the train must stop at the station where the tickets change over although you don't have to get off.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Wellingborough railway station from National Rail
