Gretton railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station in Northamptonshire, England}}

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{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Gretton

| status = Disused

| image = Gretton station (remains) geograph-3582304-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

| caption = Remains of the station in 1995

| country = England

| platforms = 2

| pregroup = Midland Railway

| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway

| years = 1 March 1880

| events = Opened

| years2 = 18 April 1966

| events2 = ClosedButt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=207|oclc=931112387}}

}}

Gretton railway station was a railway station near Gretton, Northamptonshire. It was on the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway of the Midland Railway. The steps up to the former platforms can still be seen, but the station building itself is in private ownership.

As of 2014 the station buildings still remain, though in private ownership. The station itself is an interesting two storey building situated on a viaduct on the edge of the village - easily visible on the road from Rockingham (which itself has a disused station).

{{center|Former Services}}{{Disused Rail Start}}

{{Rail line|next=Harringworth|previous=Weldon and Corby|route=Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway|col=000000}}

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