Manton railway station
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Manton railway station or Manton Junction is a former railway station serving the villages of Manton
and Wing
in the county of Rutland
.
Opened in 1848 by the Syston and Peterborough Railway
, it was situated off the road connecting the two villages and was just over a mile from each, or just over half a mile by the public footpaths that were soon established. It was one of only a handful of stations in the small county of Rutland. Today only Oakham station
is still open.
It was also the railhead for Uppingham
, just over three and a half miles away, and remained so for many journeys even after Uppingham gained its own station
in the form of the LNWR
branch line from Seaton
.
In 1879 Manton became a junction when the Kettering
to Manton line was opened. Together with the Melton Mowbray
to Nottingham line opened at the same time, this provided the Midland Railway
with a new main line to Nottingham.
The station closed in 1966 and the station buildings are now used as a small industrial area.
The Kettering line
closed to passengers in 1967 but reopened in 2009 although with only a single train in each direction. The line remains important for freight and is occasionally used as a diversionary route for main line passenger trains.
Former Services
Manton, Rutland
Manton is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated southwest of Rutland Water.The village had a railway station, Manton Junction, situated to the south of the village. It closed in the 1960s and the station buildings are now used as a factory...
and Wing
Wing, Rutland
Wing is a small village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.-Architecture:The 17th-century houses in Wing were built from stone quarried at nearby Barnack and Clipsham. Many are roofed with Collyweston stone slate....
in the county of Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
.
Opened in 1848 by the Syston and Peterborough Railway
Syston and Peterborough Railway
The Syston and Peterborough Railway was an early railway in England opened between 1845 and 1848 to form a branch from the Midland Counties Railway at Syston just north of Leicester to Peterborough.-Origins:...
, it was situated off the road connecting the two villages and was just over a mile from each, or just over half a mile by the public footpaths that were soon established. It was one of only a handful of stations in the small county of Rutland. Today only Oakham station
Oakham railway station
Oakham railway station serves the town of Oakham in Rutland, England. The station is situated almost halfway between Leicester – to the west – and Peterborough – eastward on the Syston and Peterborough Railway, the line is now part of the much bigger Birmingham to Peterborough...
is still open.
It was also the railhead for Uppingham
Uppingham
Disambiguation: "Uppingham" is the colloquial name for Uppingham SchoolUppingham is a market town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, located on the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, about 6 miles south of the county town, Oakham.- History :A little over a mile to the...
, just over three and a half miles away, and remained so for many journeys even after Uppingham gained its own station
Uppingham railway station
Uppingham railway station was a station in Uppingham, Rutland. It was the terminus of a branch line from Seaton and opened in 1894 and closed in 1960...
in the form of the LNWR
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
branch line from Seaton
Seaton railway station
Other stations with this name have included Seaton in Cumbria , Seaton in Durham , Seaton Delaval in Northumberland , in Devon and Seaton Park in Adelaide, Australia....
.
In 1879 Manton became a junction when the Kettering
Kettering railway station
Kettering railway station is to the south-west of the Kettering town centre in Northamptonshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line, north of London St...
to Manton line was opened. Together with the Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray railway station
Melton Mowbray railway station serves the town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and operated by East Midlands Trains train operating company ....
to Nottingham line opened at the same time, this provided the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
with a new main line to Nottingham.
The station closed in 1966 and the station buildings are now used as a small industrial area.
The Kettering line
Oakham to Kettering Line
The Oakham to Kettering Railway Line is a railway line in the East Midlands of England. For many years it was used for mainly for freight traffic, and as an important diversionary route for passenger trains travelling the Midland Main Line as well as for the occasional excursion.Recently, however,...
closed to passengers in 1967 but reopened in 2009 although with only a single train in each direction. The line remains important for freight and is occasionally used as a diversionary route for main line passenger trains.