Oakham railway station
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Oakham railway station serves the county town of Oakham in Rutland, England. The station is situated almost halfway between Leicester – Script error: No such module "convert". to the west – and Peterborough – Script error: No such module "convert". eastward on the (as built) Syston and Peterborough Railway, the line is the Birmingham to Peterborough Line.
Oakham is the only surviving passenger railway station in Rutland. The line is served by CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Stansted Airport or Cambridge. There is also an infrequent East Midlands Railway service to London St Pancras.
History
The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 May 1848. The building was designed by the company architect, Edward Wood of London, and is Grade II listed.[1]
Station masters
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- Frederick Neal 1848–1850 (subsequently station master at Tamworth)
- S. Wollerton ca. 1850s
- Alfred Fewkes 1858–1865 (subsequently station master at Loughborough)
- Joseph Kilby 1865–1876[2]
- Arthur Chadwick 1877–1894[3]
- Robert Herbert 1894–1905 (formerly station master at Dursley)
- Charles Ravenhall 1905–1914 (formerly station master of Kegworth)
- W.J. Wearn 1914–1924[4] (subsequently station master at Ilkley)
- Ernest Shadwell 1924–1927[5] (subsequently station master at Matlock)
- E.W. Conisbee 1928–1936[6] (formerly station master at Long Itchington)
- Joseph Henry Marshall 1936–1940
- Noel Manton 1940–1946[7] (formerly station master at Wilnecote)
- George A. Webber 1946 - 1953
- E.G. Dilley 1953[8] - 1960 (formerly station master at Kegworth)
Buildings
The station building, the nearby level crossing signal box and footbridge are all listed buildings. The signal box was the prototype for the Airfix kit signal box.[9] The station footbridge was refurbished between October 2020 and April 2021.[10] Template:Clearleft
Services
From Oakham there is an hourly service in both directions operated by CrossCountry, with some additional peak-hour trains. Services run westbound to Birmingham New Street via Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws whilst services eastbound run to Template:Rws or Template:Rws via Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws.[11]
Despite managing the station, East Midlands Railway operate only a limited number of services. A single daily return service to London St Pancras commenced on 27 April 2009 running via Corby[12] and is notable for being the first regular passenger service to cross the spectacular and historic Welland Viaduct since 1966. The company introduced a further return service from Template:Rws via Template:Rws (for East Midlands Airport) from May 2010.[13] An early morning service runs from Template:Rws to Template:Rws and an evening service operates from Template:Rws via Peterborough to Nottingham.
The station retains a ticket office which is staffed seven days a week, a car park, and help points for times where there are no staff present.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| CrossCountry | ||||
| East Midlands Railway Nottingham-Norwich (via Loughborough) Limited Service | ||||
| East Midlands Railway Limited Service |
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Former services
Prior to the Beeching Axe, trains used to stop at a number of smaller village destinations in Rutland. These were closed between 1961 and 1966.
Summary of former services
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Ashwell | style="background:#Template:MR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway |
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References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Oakham railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Rutland
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- Grade II listed buildings in Rutland
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