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| General information | |||||
| Location | Oakham,Rutland England | ||||
| Grid reference | SK856090 | ||||
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | OKM | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Counties Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 May 1848 (1848-05-01) | Station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  29,220 | ||||
| Interchange | 461 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.154 million | ||||
| Interchange | 1,459 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.172 million | ||||
| Interchange | 3,345 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.206 million | ||||
| Interchange | 2,597 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.226 million | ||||
| Interchange | 3,005 | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
| Feature | Oakham Railway station | ||||
| Designated | 14 February 1990 | ||||
| Reference no. | 1252768[1] | ||||
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Oakham railway station serves the county town ofOakham inRutland, England. The station is situated almost halfway betweenLeicester – 27 miles (43 km) to the west – andPeterborough – 25 miles (40 km) eastward on the (as built)Syston and Peterborough Railway, the line is theBirmingham to Peterborough Line.
Oakham is the only surviving passenger railway station in Rutland. The line is served byCrossCountry services betweenBirmingham New Street andStansted Airport orCambridge. There is also an infrequentEast Midlands Railway service toLondon St Pancras.
The station was opened by theMidland Railway on 1 May 1848. The building was designed by the company architect, Edward Wood of London, and isGrade II listed.[1]
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The station building, the nearby level crossing signal box and footbridge are all listed buildings. The signal box was the prototype for theAirfix kit signal box.[9] The station footbridge was refurbished between October 2020 and April 2021.[10]
From Oakham there is an hourly service in each direction operated byCrossCountry. Services run westbound toBirmingham New Street viaLeicester, whilst services eastbound run toStansted Airport viaCambridge.[11]
Despite managing the station, East Midlands Railway operate only a limited number of services. A single daily return service to London St Pancras commenced on 27 April 2009 running viaCorby[12] and is notable for being the first regular passenger service to cross the spectacular and historicWelland Viaduct since 1966. The company introduced a further return service fromDerby viaEast Midlands Parkway (forEast Midlands Airport) from May 2010.[13] An early morning service runs fromNottingham toNorwich and an evening service operates fromSpalding via Peterborough to Nottingham.
The station retains a ticket office which is staffed seven days a week, a car park, and help points for times where there are no staff present.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| CrossCountry | ||||
| East Midlands Railway Nottingham-Norwich (via Loughborough) Limited Service | ||||
| East Midlands Railway Limited Service |
Prior to theBeeching Axe, trains used to stop at a number of smaller village destinations in Rutland. These were closed between 1961 and 1966.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Ashwell | Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway | Manton | ||
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