Wellingborough railway station
The entrance to Wellingborough station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°18′14″N 0°40′35″W / 52.304°N 0.6764°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP903681 | ||||
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WEL | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1857 | Opened as Wellingborough Midland Road | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.917 million | ||||
| Interchange | 128 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.186 million | ||||
| Interchange | 63 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.519 million | ||||
| Interchange | 91 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.739 million | ||||
| Interchange | 4,220 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.868 million | ||||
| Interchange | 4,735 | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
| Feature | Wellingborough Railway Station | ||||
| Designated | 5 May 1981 | ||||
| Reference no. | 1191880 | ||||
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Wellingborough railway station (formerly Wellingborough Midland Road) is a Grade II listed 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.