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Rugby Central railway station
Former railway station in Warwickshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rugby Central was a railway station serving Rugby in Warwickshire on the former Great Central Main Line, which opened in 1899 and closed in 1969. The station was on Hillmorton Road, roughly half a mile east of the town centre.
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Rugby Central | |||||
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![]() Rugby Central in September 1968, less than a year before closure. A Nottingham-bound DMU waits at the platform | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Rugby, Warwickshire, Rugby England | ||||
Coordinates | 52.3673°N 1.2471°W / 52.3673; -1.2471 | ||||
Grid reference | SP513746 | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Central Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways | ||||
Key dates | |||||
15 March 1899 | Opened | ||||
5 May 1969 | Closed | ||||
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The Great Central competed with the West Coast Main Line for traffic to London, which has served the town since the 1830s at Rugby Midland station; since the closure of Rugby Central, Midland station has reverted to its original name of Rugby.