Mr Roache will face the charges at Preston Magistrates' Court on 14 May
Coronation Street star William Roache is to be charged with two counts of rape involving a 15-year-old girl in the 1960s, prosecutors said.
Mr Roache, 81, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, is alleged to have committed the rapes in Haslingden, Lancashire, between April and July 1967, police said.
Neither Mr Roache, who has played Ken Barlow in the TV soap since 1960, nor his representatives have commented.
Prosecutors said Mr Roache will appear before Preston magistrates on 14 May.
Chief Crown Prosecutor Nazir Afzal said the evidence against Mr Roache had been "carefully considered" and as a result, the Crown Prosecution Service would be charging him with two counts of rape.
"We have been reviewing evidence and providing early investigative advice to Lancashire Police since 1 March," he said.
"Having completed our review, we have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest for Mr Roache to be charged."
Mr Roache has an award from Guinness World Records for being the world's longest-serving soap actor, having played Ken Barlow since Coronation Street's first episode.
Street star to face rape charges
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