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Kettering
Platform 2
Location
PlaceKettering
Local authorityKettering (borough)
Operations
Station codeKET
Managed byEast Midlands Trains
Platforms in use4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *0. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Kettering is a Town in Northamptonshire, England, UK. It is the main town within the Borough of Kettering. Kettering is a local government district and Borough in Northamptonshire, England. East Midlands Trains ( EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. 933 million
2005/06 *0. 921 million
History
Key datesOpened 1857
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Kettering railway station is to the south-west of the Kettering town centre in Northamptonshire, England. Kettering is a Town in Northamptonshire, England, UK. It is the main town within the Borough of Kettering. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It lies on the Midland Main Line, 115 km (72 miles) north of London St. Pancras and is served primarily by slower East Midlands Trains Class 222 "Meridian" services, with HST services at peak times. The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross East Midlands Trains ( EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. The British Rail Class 222 is a Diesel-electric multiple unit High-speed train capable of. The InterCity 125 is the brand name under which British Rail operated services with their fleet of High Speed Trains within Great Britain.

Through-fares were made available from 68 UK towns and cities to Paris, Brussels and other destinations in France and Belgium in late 2007, which must be booked through Eurostar. Eurostar is a High-speed train service in Western Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom, with Paris [1]

Being relatively close to London, the frequency of trains to the capital in the morning and evening peak is excellent for commuting, with a train running (occasionally non stop) every twenty minutes with the quickest journeys taking forty-five minutes. Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work

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History

The station was opened in May 1857 by the Midland Railway on a line linking the Midland to the Great Northern Railway at Hitchin. The Midland Railway (MR was a Railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish The Great Northern Railway (GNR was a British railway company established by the London & York Railway Act of 1846 Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, and has an estimated population of 30360 (Later the Midland gained its own London terminus at St Pancras railway station)

It was designed by C H Driver, with particularly fine "pierced grill" cast ironwork on the platforms. St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross Although it was altered between 1879 and 1884 when the line was quadrupled and again n 1896, it is one of best remaining examples of Midland architecture.

At the time, the leather trade being in recession, over half of its population was on poor relief. The railway enabled the town to sell its products over a much wider area and restored it to prosperity.

In the 1970s the glass canopies became a maintenance headache for British Rail, who proposed to remove the tops of the cast iron columns and replace the glass canopies with plastic sheeting. See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" Kettering Civic Society objected to the plans and the canopies and columns were reprieved, later to be sympathetically restored by Railtrack in 2000. For the generic term see Rail tracks. Railtrack was a group of companies that owned the track, signalling, Tunnels

Services

There is a half-hourly service to London St. Pancras and via Leicester to either Derby (on the hour) or Nottingham (on the half hour), both operated by East Midlands Trains Meridian trains. St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross Leicester railway station serves the City of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. Derby Midland Station (often called Derby Station) is a main line Railway station serving the city of Derby in England. Nottingham station is the principal Railway station in the city of Nottingham, England, and the Greater Nottingham area East Midlands Trains ( EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. The British Rail Class 222 is a Diesel-electric multiple unit High-speed train capable of.

The morning and evening peak periods see additional trains stop, these are generally operated by Inter City 125 (HST) trains. The InterCity 125 is the brand name under which British Rail operated services with their fleet of High Speed Trains within Great Britain. Northbound evening peak trains operate to Sheffield and Leeds. Sheffield Station, formerly Pond Street and later Sheffield Midland, is a Railway station and tram stop in central Sheffield, in Yorkshire Leeds railway station (often known by its official name Leeds City) is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, In addition to these, the Meridian services are extended to Burton upon Trent and from December 2008, services are proposed to continue to Lincoln via Newark and Melton Mowbray via Corby. Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, Lincoln (ˈlɪŋkən is a Cathedral city and County town of Lincolnshire, England. Newark-on-Trent (generally shortened to Newark) is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England.

The weekend sees trains operating to Barnsley and York. Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, and west of Doncaster York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. In the summer months there are also weekend trains to Scarborough, and in future (possibly around 2010) to Skegness. Scarborough is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England. Skegness is a seaside town and Civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

  Preceding station    National Rail    Following station  
Market Harborough East Midlands Trains
Midland Main Line		 Wellingborough
  From December 2008  
Corby East Midlands Trains
Melton Mowbray - London		 Wellingborough
or Terminus

Facilities

Kettering is a staffed station, who are present during operational hours (05:00-00:30), and is locked and inaccessible during non operational times (01:00-04:30). National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC Market Harborough Railway station serves the town of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England. East Midlands Trains ( EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. Wellingborough railway station serves the town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. Corby railway station served the town of Corby in Northamptonshire, England. East Midlands Trains ( EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. The Oakham to Kettering Railway Line is a railway line in central England. Wellingborough railway station serves the town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. The station is monitored via CCTV cameras which are monitored locally and at the town council offices.

The station has the PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving. PLUSBUS is an add-on ticket which can be purchased with rail tickets in the UK.

Destinations

Major urban centres

Many of the UK's major cities can be reached with one or two changes. Many continental cities can be reached via one change at St Pancras International.

The following places can be reached directly from Kettering (Journey times approximate)

The following places are only reached directly from Kettering at certain times:

The following places can be reached from Kettering by changing once (Journey times approximate)

Passengers are able to travel to Paris and Brussels by changing at St Pancras Int. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. Wakefield lies at the heart of the City of Wakefield, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Crewe is a town in Cheshire, England, the largest town in the borough of Crewe and Nantwich, in which it is the only Unparished area. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is East Midlands Trains,have said they will introduce earlier journeys to London to allow passengers to arrive in Paris or Brussels before 9am. East Midlands Trains ( EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. [2]

Local important centres

The following places can be reached directly from Kettering (Journey times approximate)


The following places are only reached directly from Kettering at certain times:


The following places can be reached from Kettering by changing once (Journey times approximate)

Corby

Just to the north of Kettering is the junction for the Oakham to Kettering Line, which leads through Corby to Manton Junction where it joins the Leicester to Peterborough Line. Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough Loughborough (pronounced locally as either /lɘfbɘɹɘ/ "LUFF-burra" /lɘf Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England. Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. Wellingborough is a Town in Northamptonshire, England situated some eleven miles from the county town of Northampton and eight miles south Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, and west of Doncaster Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north Rotherham ( is a large town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, close to its confluence with the River Rother, between Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a Seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. Grantham is a Market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Skegness is a seaside town and Civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town The Oakham to Kettering Railway Line is a railway line in central England. Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is a cross-country railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the Midlands to East Anglia This historically provided an alternative route for expresses to Nottingham via Old Dalby. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Old Dalby is a village in the English county of Leicestershire.

Passenger services were withdrawn from this line in the 1960s, though it remains open for freight. In 1987 Network South East experimentally introduced a shuttle service between Kettering and a new station in the nearby town of Corby. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) 1586 at London Victoriajpg|thumb|right|A train in modified NSE livery with rounded corners Corby railway station served the town of Corby in Northamptonshire, England. The service was however withdrawn a few years later. Corby is often quoted as being the largest town in western Europe with no rail station. There is a campaign on to have the service reinstated. In the mean time East Midlands Trains runs a shuttle bus from Corby to Kettering station. Occasionally the line is used as a diversionary route when the route between Kettering and Leicester is closed for whatever reason. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional

There may be a new station at Corby built by December 2008 which will have 1tph to and from Corby as a shuttle serivce to and form London. Trains will call at Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford, Luton/Luton Airport Parkway and St Pancras. From 2010 EMT are planning to run a northbound service from the town. [3]

Tickets

The ticket office is open to retail all rail products for any journey from 06:00 until 20:30 Monday to Sunday, at all other times a vending machine is accessible to issue tickets for that day.

Fares on many routes were increased at the start of 2008 (which is common with rail operators), which has made some fares disproportionately more expensive than those at other local stations. To enable more affordable travel, passengers can ask retailers to 'split their ticket' - eg. buying a day return to Bedford then a day return from Bedford to London can make the overall fare to London much cheaper (this is possible on many routes, not just London). Be aware that retailers are instructed not to do this unless asked, also, that the train must stop at the station where the tickets change over, although you don't have to get off.

Season tickets offer good value for anyone travelling at peak commuter times, making the same journey, often only twice in a week.

References

  1. ^ Through-fares from 68 UK towns and cities to continental Europe now available on eurostar.com. Eurostar. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of
  2. ^ East Midlands Trains > General Information > Our Plans > Fleet improvement.
  3. ^ Rail service could run north of town. Northants Evening Telegraph (February 21, 2008). Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

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