Wellingborough railway station

Wellingborough
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 / 52.304; -0.6764
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
2018/19	0.998 million
Interchange	6,188
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
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature	Wellingborough Railway Station
Designated	5 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.