Rugby Central railway station

Rugby Central
Rugby Central in September 1968, less than a year before closure. A Nottingham-bound DMU waits at the platform
General information
LocationRugby, Warwickshire, Rugby
England
Coordinates52°22′02″N 1°14′50″W / 52.3673°N 1.2471°W / 52.3673; -1.2471
Grid referenceSP513746
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Central Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
15 March 1899Opened
5 May 1969Closed
Location
Map

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.