Brooksby railway station

Brooksby

Brooksby Station remains in 1962
Location
Place Brooksby
Area Leicestershire
Grid reference SK669163
Operations
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
1 September 1846 Opened
3 July 1961 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Brooksby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Brooksby, Hoby and Rotherby in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the Brooksby to Hoby road. The station opened in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway and closed in 1961. It remained in use for goods until 1964.[1]

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rearsby   Midland Railway
Leicester to Peterborough
  Frisby

References

  1. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.

Coordinates: 52°44′25″N 1°00′38″W / 52.74020°N 1.01053°W / 52.74020; -1.01053

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