Long Buckby railway station

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.

Long Buckby
Station entrance
Location	Long Buckby, District of Daventry 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 February 1881	Station opened
Passengers
2015/16	0.320 million
2016/17	0.345 million
2017/18	0.368 million
2018/19	0.394 million
2019/20	0.387 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

The station was opened along with the line in 1881, by the London and North Western Railway, it is the only remaining station between Northampton and Rugby; three others opened at the same time (Kilsby and Crick, Althorp Park and Church Brampton) are now closed.

Services

Long Buckby is served by three West Midlands Trains services per hour in each direction: i.e., three northwestbound to Birmingham New Street via Rugby and Coventry, and three southeastbound to Northampton and London Euston.[1] As of 2016, the station has a part-time ticket office.

Royal funeral

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 1997 Long Buckby station was where Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry arrived from London after the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. Prince Charles and his sons took a different route to Althorp using Brington Road while the rest of the Royal Family and guests were driven through the village of Long Buckby leaving the village via East Street to follow the main Northampton road to Althorp.

Service summary

a Class 350 in London Midland livery calling at Long Buckby

References

1. GB National Rail Timetable December 2015 – May 2016, Table 68

External links

• Train times and station information for Long Buckby railway station from National Rail
• Old photograph of the station from 1952 - flickr.com