Seaton railway station (Rutland)
Seaton railway station was a station serving the villages of Seaton, Rutland, and Harringworth, Northamptonshire.
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Seaton (Rutland) | |
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Location | Seaton, Rutland England |
Grid reference | SP908978 |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
2 June 1851 | Opened as Seaton (Uppingham) |
Date unknown | Renamed Seaton and Uppingham |
1 October 1894 | Renamed Seaton |
6 June 1966 | Closed[1] |
History
It was originally a minor intermediate station on the London and North Western Railway single track Rugby and Stamford Railway line, which opened in 1850. In 1873 it became a junction when the LNWR double tracked the line from Rugby to Seaton and opened a new double track line thence to Wansford. Rugby to Peterborough was then operated as the main line and Seaton to Stamford as a branch line. In 1894 the branch line to Uppingham was opened.
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway Kettering to Manton line passes over the Welland Viaduct a third of a mile to the east, and slightly to the north thereof, passed over the Peterborough and Stamford lines and the Uppingham twice. There was never a connection. The nearest station on the Midland was 1 mile away at Harringworth.
Closure
The Uppingham branch closed to passengers in 1960, and the Rugby to Peterborough line and Stamford branch in 1966. The Great Northern Railway operated a service between Peterborough North and Leicester Belgrave Road between 1883 and 1916, when the service was withdrawn as a war economy. Today the station site is a private home and scrapyard and the station building itself is now at least in part a private residence.[2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Rockingham | London and North Western Railway Rugby to Peterborough East |
Wakerley and Barrowden | ||
Rockingham | Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North |
Wakerley and Barrowden | ||
Terminus | London and North Western Railway Rugby and Stamford Railway |
Morcott | ||
Terminus | London and North Western Railway Uppingham branch |
Uppingham |
Sample Train Timetable for April 1910
The table below shows the train departures from Seaton on weekdays in April 1910.[3]
Departure | Going to | Calling at | Arrival | Operator |
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03.29 | Peterborough East | Wansford, Peterborough East | 04.05 | LNWR |
03.35 | Stamford | Stamford | 03.52 | LNWR |
08.05 | Peterborough North | Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North | 08.48 | GNR |
09.17 | Rugby | Rockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough, Lubenham, Theddingworth, Welford & Kilworth, Yelverton & Stanford Park, Lilbourne, Clifton Mill, Rugby | 10.34 | LNWR |
09.47 | Peterborough East | Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Peterborough East | 10.37 | LNWR |
09.50 | Stamford | Morcott, Luffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford | 10.16 | LNWR |
09.54 | Uppingham | Uppingham | 10.05 | LNWR |
10.14 | Leicester Belgrave Road | Rockingham, Medbourne, Hallaton, East Norton, Tilton, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road | 11.22 | GNR |
11.21 | Peterborough North | Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North | 12.06 | GNR |
12.09 | Peterborough East | King's Cliffe, Wansford, Peterborough East | 12.40 | LNWR |
12.10 | Rugby | Rockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough, Lubenham, Theddingworth, Welford & Kilworth, Yelverton & Stanford Park, Lilbourne, Clifton Mill, Rugby | 13.30 | LNWR |
12.12 | Stamford | Morcott, Luffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford | 12.35 | LNWR |
12.15 | Uppingham | Uppingham | 12.25 | LNWR |
14.20 | Peterborough East | Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Overton, Peterborough East | 15.05 | LNWR |
14.27 | Rugby | Rockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough, Welford & Kilworth, Rugby | 15.25 | LNWR |
14.30 | Uppingham | Uppingham | 14.40 | LNWR |
14.35 | Stamford | Morcott, Luffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford | 14.58 | LNWR |
15.03 | Leicester Belgrave Road | Rockingham, Medbourne, Hallaton, East Norton, Tilton, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road | 16.10 | GNR |
17.04 | Rugby | Rockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough, Lubenham, Theddingworth, Welford & Lutterworth, Yelverton & Stanford Park, Lilbourne, Clifton Mill, Rugby | 18.23 | LNWR |
17.04 | Peterborough North | Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Peterborough North | 17.46 | GNR |
17.10 Fri only |
Uppingham | Uppingham | 17.20 | LNWR |
18.17 | Uppingham | Uppingham | 18.27 | LNWR |
18.19 | Stamford | Morcott, Luffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford | 18.42 | LNWR |
19.10 | Market Harborough | Rockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough | 19.35 | LNWR |
20.08 | Leicester Belgrave Road | Rockingham, Medbourne, Hallaton, East Norton, Tilton, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road | 21.11 | GNR |
22.08 | Peterborough East | Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Peterborough East | 22.48 | LNWR |
20.35 | Rugby | Market Harborough, Welford & Lutterworth, Rugby | 21.32 | LNWR |
22.11 | Stamford | Luffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford | 22.32 | LNWR |
References
- Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
- Bradshaw's Railway Guide, April 1910.