▁East ▁Mid lands ▁Railway ▁( EM R ) ▁operate ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁run ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁services ▁using ▁Mer id ian ▁trains . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁the ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁towns ▁and ▁large ▁villages ▁of ▁High am ▁Ferr ers , ▁Ir chester , ▁R au nd s , ▁Ir th ling borough , ▁R ush den ▁and ▁W oll ast on ▁although ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁direct ▁link ▁from ▁the ▁station ▁itself ▁to ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁destin ations ▁from ▁the ▁station ▁apart ▁from ▁Ir th ling borough . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁nearest ▁station ▁to ▁the ▁R ush den ▁L akes ▁Sho pping ▁Centre . ▁ ▁With ▁North am pt ons hire ' s ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁sh oe ▁industry , ▁the ▁film ▁K ink y ▁Bo ots ▁fil med ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁and ▁featured ▁Well ing borough ▁station ▁but ▁brand ed ▁it ▁as ▁North am pton . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Well ing borough ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Pen alty ▁fare ▁station ▁by ▁East ▁Mid lands ▁Tra ins , ▁which ▁means ▁valid ▁ticket ▁or ▁Perm it ▁to ▁travel ▁must ▁be ▁shown ▁when ▁requested . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Well ing borough ▁( M id land ▁Road ) ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁on ▁its ▁extension ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Well ing borough ▁Mid land ▁Road ▁to ▁distinguish ▁from ▁one ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁L N WR ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁at ▁