Seaton railway station (Rutland)

Seaton railway station was a station serving the villages of Seaton, Rutland, and Harringworth, Northamptonshire.

The location of Seaton Station, which served the villages of Harringworth and Seaton from 1851–1966.

Seaton (Rutland)
The site of the station in 2015
General information
LocationSeaton, Rutland
England
Grid referenceSP908978
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 June 1851Opened as Seaton (Uppingham)
Date unknownRenamed Seaton and Uppingham
1 October 1894Renamed Seaton
6 June 1966Closed[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operated a service between Peterborough North and Leicester Belgrave Road between 1883 and 1916, when the service was withdrawn as a war economy.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
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
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
  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
  3. Bradshaw's Railway Guide, April 1910.

52.5716°N 0.6605°W / 52.5716; -0.6605

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