Rockingham railway station

This article is about the railway station in Leicestershire. For other uses, see Rockingham station.

Rockingham
Location
Place	Caldicott, Rutland
Area	Leicestershire
Grid reference	SP866932
Operations
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 Jun 1850	Opened
6 Jun 1966	Closed^[1]
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
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Rockingham railway station was a station just south of Caldecott, Rutland. The station was actually over the county line into Leicestershire, and was named after the village of Rockingham, Northamptonshire, which although one mile distant and smaller than Caldecott was thought to be more important because it is the location of Rockingham Castle.

The station opened in 1850 as part of the single track Rugby and Stamford Railway line of the London and North Western Railway (although it actually joined the Midland Railway at Luffenham), but in 1873 the line was doubled and became part of a new Rugby to Peterborough East route.

The Great Northern Railway also provided trains between 1880 and 1916.

At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

February 2014: In very private ownership, the station house is visible from the road just south of Caldecott. So, is the dilapidated wooden platform shelter (though this does not look like it will survive for much longer!). The old coal shed is still standing and in remarkable condition. The pub opposite has some interesting old photographs of the station in its heyday.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ashley & Weston		London and North Western Railway Rugby and Stamford Railway		Seaton
Medbourne		Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North		Seaton

References

↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens

Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland

Leicester and Swannington Railway	Coalville Town Bardon Hill Bagworth and Ellistown Incline House Thornton Lane Merry Lees Desford Ratby Glenfield (Leicestershire) Leicester West Bridge

Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway	Overseal Donisthorpe Measham Snarestone Hugglescote Heather and Ibstock Stoke Golding Higham-on-the-Hill

Charnwood Forest Railway	Loughborough Derby Road Snells Nook Shepshed Grace Dieu Thringstone Whitwick Coalville East

Melbourne Line	Tonge and Breedon Worthington

Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line	Moira Ashby de la Zouch Swannington Kirby Muxloe Braunston (Leicester)

GNR & LNWR Joint Rly	Harby and Stathern Long Clawson and Hose Scalford Melton Mowbray North Great Dalby John O'Gaunt Leicester Belgrave Road Humberstone Thurnby and Scraptoft Ingarsby Lowesby Tilton East Norton Hallaton Medbourne

Midland Counties Railway	Cossington Gate Wigston South Countesthorpe Broughton Astley Leire Halt Ullesthorpe

Nottingham and Melton Railway	Old Dalby Grimston

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway	Saxby Edmondthorpe and Wymondham

Syston and Peterborough Railway	Rearsby Brooksby Frisby Asfordby Whissendine Ashwell Manton Ketton and Collyweston

Rugby and Stamford Railway	Welford and Kilworth Theddingworth Lubenham Rockingham Seaton Morcott Wakerley and Barrowden

Midland Main Line	Humberstone Road Leicester Campbell Street Welford Road Wigston Magna Great Glen Kibworth East Langton

South Leicestershire Railway	Elmesthorpe Croft Blaby Glen Parva

Great Central Main Line	Belgrave and Birstall Leicester Central Whetstone Ashby Magna Lutterworth

Stamford and Essendine Railway	Essendine Ryhall

Other	Uppingham Waltham-on-the-Wolds

Coordinates: 52°31′46″N 0°43′30″W / 52.5295°N 0.7249°W / 52.5295; -0.7249

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