Long Buckby railway station
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Long Buckby railway station is a small railway station that serves the village of Long Buckby
in Northamptonshire
, England
. The station is 15 km (9½ miles) north west of Northampton
.
The station is served by London Midland
services to Birmingham New Street and Northampton
, on the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line
. For inter-city services (Virgin Trains
), passengers should change at Rugby
, the next station westbound.
Long Buckby is the nearest station to the town of Daventry
, about 7.5 km (4.7 mi) away.
The station was one of a number built on the Northampton-Rugby stretch in the 19th century. All the others were closed in the 1960s.
There are 2 trains per hour each way on the London Midland
service between Northampton
and Birmingham New Street. Every other service runs to / from London Euston. , the station has a part-time ticket office.
On Sundays the station is served hourly by the Birmingham to Northampton Service although it does not run beyond Northampton. It is also served by an hourly London Euston to Rugby
fast London Midland
service. Every 2 hours this service runs to Crewe railway station
via Tamworth and Stoke on Trent. (This service runs hourly Monday - Saturday but does not call at Long Buckby.)
and his two sons during the funeral of the Princess of Wales, and was seen on television screens across the world as they got off the train. Prince Charles and his sons took a different route to Althorp using Brington Road as the rest of the Royal Family
and guests drove through the village of Long Buckby leaving the village via East Street to follow the main road to Northampton on which Althorp lies.
Long Buckby
Long Buckby is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, midway between Northampton and Rugby. In the 2001 census the parish of Long Buckby had a population of exactly 4,000....
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station is 15 km (9½ miles) north west of Northampton
Northampton railway station
Northampton railway station is a railway station serving the large town of Northampton and other parts of Northamptonshire in England. Other parts of South Northamptonshire are better served by Kings Sutton, Banbury and Milton Keynes Central stations....
.
The station is served by London Midland
London Midland
London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd, it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands franchise since 11 November 2007....
services to Birmingham New Street and Northampton
Northampton railway station
Northampton railway station is a railway station serving the large town of Northampton and other parts of Northamptonshire in England. Other parts of South Northamptonshire are better served by Kings Sutton, Banbury and Milton Keynes Central stations....
, on the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
. For inter-city services (Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland...
), passengers should change at Rugby
Rugby railway station
Rugby railway station serves the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. It opened during the Victorian era, in 1885, replacing earlier stations situated a little further west...
, the next station westbound.
Long Buckby is the nearest station to the town of Daventry
Daventry
Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22,367 .-Geography:The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry district, which has a population of 71,838. The town is 77 miles north-northwest of London, 13.9 miles west of Northampton and 10.2...
, about 7.5 km (4.7 mi) away.
The station was one of a number built on the Northampton-Rugby stretch in the 19th century. All the others were closed in the 1960s.
Services
London Midland
London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd, it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands franchise since 11 November 2007....
service between Northampton
Northampton railway station
Northampton railway station is a railway station serving the large town of Northampton and other parts of Northamptonshire in England. Other parts of South Northamptonshire are better served by Kings Sutton, Banbury and Milton Keynes Central stations....
and Birmingham New Street. Every other service runs to / from London Euston. , the station has a part-time ticket office.
On Sundays the station is served hourly by the Birmingham to Northampton Service although it does not run beyond Northampton. It is also served by an hourly London Euston to Rugby
Rugby railway station
Rugby railway station serves the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. It opened during the Victorian era, in 1885, replacing earlier stations situated a little further west...
fast London Midland
London Midland
London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd, it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands franchise since 11 November 2007....
service. Every 2 hours this service runs to Crewe railway station
Crewe
Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683...
via Tamworth and Stoke on Trent. (This service runs hourly Monday - Saturday but does not call at Long Buckby.)
Other
Long Buckby station had a brief moment of fame in 1997 when, as the nearest stop to Althorp, it was the final stop on the journey by the Prince of WalesPrince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
and his two sons during the funeral of the Princess of Wales, and was seen on television screens across the world as they got off the train. Prince Charles and his sons took a different route to Althorp using Brington Road as the rest of the Royal Family
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
and guests drove through the village of Long Buckby leaving the village via East Street to follow the main road to Northampton on which Althorp lies.