Seaton railway station was a station serving the villages of Seaton in 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 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 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operated a service between Peterborough North and Leicester Belgrave Road between 1883 and 1916, when the service was withdrawn as a war economy.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.British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Established in 1969, Seaton Salvage and Recycling Centre is a 3rd-generation, family-run business; it has announced its closure in 2026.
Sample Train Timetable for April 1910 The table below shows the train departures from Seaton on weekdays in April 1910.Bradshaw's Railway Guide, April 1910. DepartureGoing toCalling atArrivalOperator03.29Peterborough EastWansford, Peterborough East04.05LNWR03.35StamfordStamford03.52LNWR08.05Peterborough NorthWakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North08.48GNR09.17RugbyRockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough, Lubenham, Theddingworth, Welford & Kilworth, Yelverton & Stanford Park, Lilbourne, Clifton Mill, Rugby10.34LNWR09.47Peterborough EastWakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Peterborough East10.37LNWR09.50StamfordMorcott, Luffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford10.16LNWR09.54UppinghamUppingham10.05LNWR10.14Leicester Belgrave RoadRockingham, Medbourne, Hallaton, East Norton, Tilton, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road11.22GNR11.21Peterborough NorthWakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North12.06GNR12.09Peterborough EastKing's Cliffe, Wansford, Peterborough East12.40LNWR12.10RugbyRockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough, Lubenham, Theddingworth, Welford & Kilworth, Yelverton & Stanford Park, Lilbourne, Clifton Mill, Rugby13.30LNWR12.12StamfordMorcott, Luffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford12.35LNWR12.15UppinghamUppingham12.25LNWR14.20Peterborough EastWakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Overton, Peterborough East15.05LNWR14.27RugbyRockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough, Welford & Kilworth, Rugby15.25LNWR14.30UppinghamUppingham14.40LNWR14.35StamfordMorcott, Luffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford14.58LNWR15.03Leicester Belgrave RoadRockingham, Medbourne, Hallaton, East Norton, Tilton, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road16.10GNR17.04RugbyRockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough, Lubenham, Theddingworth, Welford & Lutterworth, Yelverton & Stanford Park, Lilbourne, Clifton Mill, Rugby18.23LNWR17.04Peterborough NorthWakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Peterborough North17.46GNR17.10Fri onlyUppinghamUppingham17.20LNWR18.17UppinghamUppingham18.27LNWR18.19StamfordMorcott, Luffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford18.42LNWR19.10Market HarboroughRockingham, Ashley & Weston, Market Harborough19.35LNWR20.08Leicester Belgrave RoadRockingham, Medbourne, Hallaton, East Norton, Tilton, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road21.11GNR22.08Peterborough EastWakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Peterborough East22.48LNWR20.35RugbyMarket Harborough, Welford & Lutterworth, Rugby21.32LNWR22.11StamfordLuffenham, Ketton & Collyweston, Stamford22.32LNWR
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