Wellingborough railway station
Wellingborough 
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The entrance to Wellingborough Station
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| Location | |
| Place | Wellingborough |
| Local authority | Borough of Wellingborough |
| Coordinates | 52°18′14″N 0°40′35″W / 52.304°N 0.6764°WCoordinates: 52°18′14″N 0°40′35″W / 52.304°N 0.6764°W |
| Grid reference | SP903681 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WEL |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.950 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.929 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.922 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.945 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.969 million |
| History | |
| 1857 | Opened |
| 198? | Platform 4 removed |
| Listed status | |
| Listed feature | Wellingborough Railway Station |
| Listing grade | Grade II listed |
| Entry number | 1191880 |
| Added to list | 5 May 1981 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wellingborough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Wellingborough railway station is a Grade II listed station located in the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line, it is 65 miles (104 km) from London St. Pancras. East Midlands Trains (EMT) operate the station and run most of its services using Meridian trains.
The station is the closest to the towns and large villages of Higham Ferrers, Irchester, Irthlingborough, Rushden and Wollaston although there is no direct link to any of the destinations from the station apart from Irthlingborough.
With Northamptonshire's history in the shoe industry, the film Kinky Boots filmed in the county and featured Wellingborough station but branded it as Northampton. In late 2009 Wellingborough was made a Penalty fare station by East Midlands Trains, which means valid ticket or Permit to travel must be shown when requested.
Wellingborough (Midland Road) was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin. At the time the station was known as Wellingborough Midland Road to distinguish from one built by the LNWR in 1866 at Wellingborough London Road for the Northampton and Peterborough Railway which closed in 1966. A curve linked the two stations from west to north.
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