Long Buckby railway station
General information | |||||
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Location | Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire England | ||||
Grid reference | SP623666 | ||||
Managed by | London Northwestern Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | LBK | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 December 1881 | Station opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.387 million | ||||
2020/21 | 77,952 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.211 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.250 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.293 million | ||||
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Long Buckby railway station is a small railway station next to the village of Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England. It is the nearest railway station for the larger town of Daventry, 4 miles (6.4 km) away.
The station is on the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line. It is served by West Midlands Trains services to Birmingham New Street, Northampton and London Euston. For Avanti West Coast inter-city services passengers should change at Rugby, the next station to the west.
History
[edit]The station was opened along with the line on 1 December 1881, by the London and North Western Railway,[1] it is the only remaining station between Northampton and Rugby; three others opened on the same stretch of line (Kilsby and Crick, Althorp Park and Church Brampton) are now closed.
The original station buildings were demolished during the period of British Rail, and replaced with more basic facilities.
Since the closure of Althorp Park station in 1960, Long Buckby has been the nearest station to Althorp, the family home of the Earls Spencer. In September 1997 Long Buckby station was seen on television across the world, as it was where Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry arrived from London after the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.[2]
Services
[edit]Long Buckby is served by two West Midlands Trains services per hour in each direction: i.e., two northbound to Birmingham New Street via Rugby and Coventry, and two southbound to London Euston via Northampton.[3]
Long Buckby also receives a limited service between London Euston and Crewe from London Northwestern Railway. Most services between Euston and Crewe on London Northwestern Railway services go direct between Milton Keynes Central and Rugby, bypassing the Northampton Loop.[4]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Rugby | London Northwestern Railway |
Northampton | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Line open, station closed | London and North Western Railway | Line open, station closed |
Facilities
[edit]The station platforms are above street level on an embankment, and are accessed by stairs, there are basic shelters on each platform. A cabin next to the station car park serves as a part-time ticket office, there is also a ticket machine.[5]
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Station entrance and ticket office cabin.
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Station platforms.
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London Northwestern Railway Class 350 pulling into Long Buckby
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, Michael. "Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain" (PDF). Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 294. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Funeral of Princess Diana: Royal Family arrives at Long Buckby Station". Getty Images. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable December 2015 – May 2016, Table 68
- ^ "Long Buckby railway station". www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk. West Midlands Railways. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Long Buckby station plan". National Rail. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
External links
[edit]Northampton loop |
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- Train times and station information for Long Buckby railway station from National Rail
- Old photograph of the station from 1952 - flickr.com