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°22′02″N 1°14′50″W / 52.3673°N 1.2471°W | ||||
| 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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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.
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.