Rugby railway station
Station entrance in September 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rugby, Borough of Rugby England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°22′44″N 1°15′00″W / 52.379°N 1.250°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP511759 | ||||
| Managed by | Avanti West Coast | ||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RUG | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 9 January 1838 (as Rugby) | ||||
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 4 July 1840 | First station replaced by second | ||||
| 5 July 1885 | Second station replaced by third | ||||
| 25 September 1950 | Renamed Rugby Midland | ||||
| 4 May 1970 | Renamed Rugby | ||||
| 2006–2008 | Remodelled | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| Passengers (2018/19) | 2.696 million | ||||
| Passengers (2019/20) | 2.680 million | ||||
| Passengers (2020/21) | 0.556 million | ||||
| Passengers (2021/22) | 1.696 million | ||||
| Passengers (2022/23) | 1.913 million | ||||
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Rugby railway station is an interchange station in the town of Rugby in Warwickshire. The station is on the West Coast Main Line and is a major interchange for services towards the West Midlands, the North West and London. London Midland provide services between Euston/Northampton-Rugby/Coventry/Birmingham and Euston-Crewe/Stafford/Stoke-on-Trent. Virgin Trains provide services between Euston-West Midlands/North West.