Rushden railway station

Rushden railway station is a railway station that once served the town of Rushden in Northamptonshire, England. It is now a heritage station at the end of a short running line.

This article is about the historic station. For the proposed 'park and ride' station, see Rushden Parkway railway station.

Rushden
Location
PlaceRushden
AreaEast Northamptonshire
Operations
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms1
History
1 May 1894Opened
15 June 1959Station closes to passengers[1]
1 September 1969Station closes completely [1]
1996Bought by Rushden Historical Transport Society[2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The station was an intermediate stop on the Wellingborough to Higham Ferrers railway branch line, originally established by the Midland Railway. It closed completely in 1969, British Rail having withdrawn passenger services ten years previously.

In 1996 the station was bought by the Rushden Historical Transport Society. Since then the station has been restored to its former glory and forms the headquarters of the society and includes the Rushden Station Railway Museum. One of the society's aims is to re-open the line between Wellingborough and Higham Ferrers as the Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway.

See also
Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Terminus   Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway   Terminus
Disused railways
Wellingborough
Line closed, station open		   Midland Railway
Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway		   Higham Ferrers
Line and station closed
  Proposed Heritage railways
Wellingborough
Line closed, station open		   Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway   Higham Ferrers
Line and station closed

References
  1. Accessed 1 July 2010
  2. Rushden Historical Transport Society: Rushden station Accessed 1 July 2010


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