Wellingborough railway station

Wellingborough railway station (formerly Wellingborough Midland Road) is a Grade II listed station serving the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the Midland Main Line, around 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.