Editing Rugby, Warwickshire (section)

===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>