Seaton railway station (Rutland)

Seaton (Rutland)
Seaton (Rutland)
	The site of the station in 2015
General information
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

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

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operated a service between Peterborough North and Leicester Belgrave Road between 1883 and 1916, when the service was withdrawn as a war economy.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
Rockingham	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

^ 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.

52°34′18″N 0°39′38″W / 52.5716°N 0.6605°W / 52.5716; -0.6605

[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.

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