Editing Rugby, Warwickshire (section)

==Transport==

===Railways===
[[File:Rugby railway station.jpg|thumb|Rugby railway station]]

[[Rugby railway station]] is a principal stop on the [[West Coast Main Line]], with frequent regular services to [[Euston railway station|London Euston]], [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham New Street]], [[Stafford railway station|Stafford]], [[Crewe railway station|Crewe]] and {{rws|Northampton}}. There are also some infrequent services to [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]], the [[North West England|North West of England]], [[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]], [[Chester railway station|Chester]] and [[Holyhead railway station|Holyhead]]. Routes are operated by [[West Midlands Trains]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train timetables and schedules |work=London Northwestern Railway |date=May 2023 |access-date=20 November 2023 |url= https://www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/journey-planning/train-timetables-and-schedules |quote=}}</ref> and [[Avanti West Coast]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our latest timetables and ticket info |work=Avanti West Coast |date=May 2023 |access-date=20 November 2023 |url= https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables |quote=}}</ref>

Rugby has had a railway station since 1838, when the [[London and Birmingham Railway]] was opened, though the present station dates from 1885. It was once served by lines which have now been closed, including to [[Midland Counties Railway|Leicester]], [[Rugby to Leamington Line|Leamington Spa]] and [[Rugby and Stamford railway|Peterborough]]; these were closed in the 1960s as part of the [[Beeching cuts]].<ref name=Elliot>Elliott, Peter H (1985). Rugby's Railway Heritage. {{ISBN|0-907917-06-2}}.</ref>

Between 1899 and 1969, Rugby had a second station; [[Rugby Central railway station|Rugby Central station]] was a stop on the former [[Great Central Main Line]], which hosted services to [[Marylebone railway station|London Marylebone]] to the south and [[Leicester Central railway station|Leicester]], [[Nottingham Victoria railway station|Nottingham]] and [[Sheffield Victoria railway station|Sheffield]] to the north. The station and line were closed in the 1960s as part of the [[Beeching cuts]].<ref name=Elliot/>

[[British Rail]]ways' [[Rugby Locomotive Testing Station|locomotive testing centre]] was located in Rugby.<ref name=Elliot/>

Warwickshire County Council have proposed a new station in the area; [[Rugby Parkway railway station|Rugby Parkway station]] is to be sited on the [[Northampton Loop Line]], south-east of the existing station; it will serve the [[Hillmorton]] area of the town and the new development at [[Houlton, Warwickshire|Houlton]]. The station is to be built in between the current edge of town and [[DIRFT]] to accommodate for the future expansion of the town where 6,200 homes are planned to be built over a 15 to 20-year period. No date, however, has been given for the opening of this station.<ref>{{cite news|title=Second train station to be built as Rugby expands|url=http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/second-train-station-to-be-built-as-rugby-expands-1-7012226|work=Rugby Advertiser|access-date=23 November 2015|date=15 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124100610/http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/second-train-station-to-be-built-as-rugby-expands-1-7012226|archive-date=24 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Roads===
Rugby is situated near to several major trunk routes including the [[M1 motorway|M1]], [[M6 motorway|M6]] and [[M45 motorway]]s, and the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]], [[A14 road (England)|A14]] and [[A45 road]]s. Other main roads in the town include the [[A426 road]], the [[A428 road]] and the [[Rugby Western Relief Road]], which links the A45 with the Leicester Road, that connects with junction 1 of the M6.

In 2010, a short local [[bypass (road)|bypass]] was opened; it was the first part of the Rugby Western Relief Road. It runs from the [[A428 road|A428]] (Lawford Road), along the edge of the built-up area to the [[A4071 road|A4071]] (road from Rugby through [[Bilton, Warwickshire|Bilton]] and [[Cawston, Warwickshire|Cawston]]), a little west of Cawston; it takes through heavy traffic off suburban housing roads such as Addison Road. On 10 September 2010, the final part of Rugby's Western Relief Road was opened. The road runs from Potsford Dam near Cawston, through the Lawford Road and ending at Newbold Road, near the Avon Valley School. The initial estimated cost was projected at £36.6&nbsp;million, while the final figure was in excess of £60&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/final_60_5_million_bill_for_rugby_western_relief_road_1_1993538|title=Final £60.5 million bill for Rugby Western Relief Road|date=15 December 2010|work=Rugby Advertiser|access-date=12 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219125416/http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/final_60_5_million_bill_for_rugby_western_relief_road_1_1993538|archive-date=19 December 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Buses===
[[Stagecoach in Warwickshire]] is the town's primary operator, with routes to Coventry, Southam, Leamington Spa, Daventry, Leicester and Northampton; it also serves the major estates of the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rugby Bus Services |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=20 November 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/Rugby |quote=}}</ref>

===Air===
There are direct railway links to [[Birmingham Airport]], via [[Birmingham International railway station]]; the smaller [[Coventry Airport]] is also nearby.

===Canal===

[[File:Newbold canal tunnel.jpg|thumb|Newbold canal tunnel on the Oxford Canal at Rugby]]

The [[Oxford Canal]], which runs from near Coventry to [[Oxford]], passes around Rugby and through the areas of [[Newbold-on-Avon|Newbold]], [[Brownsover]] and [[Hillmorton]]. The canal was opened in 1790, as a winding [[contour canal]], but was straightened out in the 1830s. Notable features of the canal locally are the {{convert|250|yard|metre|abbr=on}} long tunnel at Newbold and the flight of [[Hillmorton#Hillmorton Locks|locks at Hillmorton]], which are the busiest flight of locks on the national canal network.<ref name="RTRPE">{{cite web|title=The Development of Transport in Rugby by Peter H Elliott |url=https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lnwr/rugby/station/rugby's_transport_history.pdf |publisher=Warwickshire Railways |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hillmorton Locks set to keep its crown as the busiest set of locks in England and Wales |url=https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/hillmorton-locks-set-to-keep-its-crown-as-the-busiest-set-of-locks-in-england-and-wales-821710 |work=Rugby Advertiser |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref>

===Cycling===
There are a number of cycling routes in Rugby, including roadside cycle lanes; others are off-road and traffic free, some of which reuse old railway infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cycle routes in Rugby |url=https://api.warwickshire.gov.uk/documents/WCCC-930-120 |publisher=Warwickshire County Council |access-date=8 March 2022}}</ref>