Roade railway station
Roade | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Roade, West Northamptonshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SP755515 | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 17 September 1838 | Opened | ||||
| 1881 | Relocated 220m south | ||||
| 6 July 1964 | Goods facilities withdrawn | ||||
| 7 September 1964 | Closed | ||||
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Roade was a railway station serving the Northamptonshire village of the same name on the West Coast Main Line. Roade Station opened in 1838 as the principal station for Northampton (which the main line had bypassed), but its importance diminished upon the opening of the Northampton and Peterborough Railway in 1845. The construction of the Northampton Loop Line in 1875 made Roade a junction station, and it survived until 1964.