Long Buckby railway station
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Long Buckby railway station is a small railway station serving the village of Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England. It is the nearest railway station for the larger town of Daventry, Script error: No such module "convert". away.
The station is on the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line. It is served by London Northwestern Railway services to Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws. For Avanti West Coast inter-city services passengers should change at Template:Rws, the next station to the west.
History
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 (Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws) 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
Long Buckby is served by two West Midlands Trains services per hour in each direction: i.e., two northbound to Template:Rws via Template:Rws and Template:Rws, and two southbound to Template:Rws via Template:Rws.[3]
Long Buckby also receives a limited service between Template:Rws and Template:Rws from London Northwestern Railway. Most services between Euston and Crewe on London Northwestern Railway services go direct between Template:Rws and Template:Rws, bypassing the Northampton Loop.[4]
Facilities
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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External links
- Train times and station information for Long Buckby railway station from National Rail
- Old photograph of the station from 1952 - flickr.com
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- Railway stations in Northamptonshire
- DfT Category E stations
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1881
- Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains
- 1881 establishments in England
- Stations on the West Coast Main Line