Place Rushden 1 May 1894 Opened Platforms in use 1 | Area East Northamptonshire Original company Midland Railway | |
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway 15 June 1959 Station closes to passengers 1 September 1969 Station closes completely Similar Rushden Transport Museum, Irchester railway station, Gretton railway station, Church Brampton railway st, Harringworth railway station | ||
Teddy bear special rushden railway station 20 07 2013
Rushden railway station is a railway station that once served the town of Rushden in Northamptonshire, England. It is now a heritage station at the end of a short running line.
The station was an intermediate stop on the Wellingborough to Higham Ferrers railway branch line, originally established by the Midland Railway. It closed completely in 1969, British Rail having withdrawn passenger services ten years previously.
In 1996 the station was bought by the Rushden Historical Transport Society. Since then the station has been restored to its former glory and forms the headquarters of the society and includes the Rushden Station Railway Museum. One of the society's aims is to re-open the line between Wellingborough and Higham Ferrers as the Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway.