Rugby railway station
Rugby railway station serves the market town of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. The current station dates from 1885; two previous stations dating from 1838 and 1840 respectively, existed at locations to the west of the current one. It has been Rugby's only station, since the closure of the former Rugby Central station in 1969, on the now-abandoned Great Central Main Line route through the town. Between 1950 and 1970, the station was known as Rugby Midland before reverting to its original title. The station underwent an extensive remodelling between 2006 and 2008; new platforms were added and a new ticket office and entrance building were constructed. The original Victorian part of the station was retained in the upgrade.
Station entrance | |
| General information | |
| Location | Rugby, Borough of Rugby England |
| Coordinates | 52.379°N 1.250°W |
| Grid reference | SP511759 |
| Managed by | Avanti West Coast |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | RUG |
| Classification | DfT category C1 |
| History | |
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 9 April 1838 | First station opened as Rugby |
| 4 July 1840 | First station replaced by second |
| 5 July 1885 | Second station replaced by third |
| 25 September 1950 | Renamed Rugby Midland |
| 4 May 1970 | Renamed Rugby |
| 2006–2008 | Remodelled |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 2.696 million |
| Interchange | 0.128 million |
| 2019/20 | 2.680 million |
| Interchange | 0.106 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.556 million |
| Interchange | 18,586 |
| 2021/22 | 1.696 million |
| Interchange | 63,266 |
| 2022/23 | 1.913 million |
| Interchange | 0.181 million |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Rugby Station is at the centre of two important junctions of the West Coast Main Line (WCML) connecting London to Birmingham, North West England, and Scotland. The junction between the Trent Valley line to the North West and the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line to Birmingham is a short distance west of the station. East of the station, the Northampton loop diverges at a junction from the direct line to London. Until the 1960s, it also had routes to Leicester, Peterborough East and Leamington Spa (Avenue) but these have all since been closed.
The present station, managed by Avanti West Coast, is located roughly half a mile north of Rugby town centre. On the WCML as a whole, it is located 82 miles (132 km) north of London Euston and 319 miles (513 km) south of Glasgow Central. It is now the busiest station in Warwickshire.