Desford railway station

Desford
Location
Place Newtown Unthank
Area Hinckley and Bosworth
Coordinates 52°37′55″N 1°16′59″W / 52.632°N 1.283°W / 52.632; -1.283Coordinates: 52°37′55″N 1°16′59″W / 52.632°N 1.283°W / 52.632; -1.283
Grid reference SK486041
Operations
Original company Leicester and Swannington Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
18 July 1832 (1832-07-18) First station opened as Desford Lane
by 26 April 1833 Renamed Desford
27 March 1848 Resited
7 September 1964 (1964-09-07) Station closed
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Desford railway station was a railway station in Leicestershire, England on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, which later became part of the Midland Railway's Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. The original station opened on 18 July 1832; originally named Desford Lane, it was renamed Desford by 26 April 1833.[1] This station was closed on 27 March 1848, being replaced by a new station, also named Desford, sited 135 metres (148 yd) to the west of the original.[1] The station was about 0.6 miles (1 km) northeast of Desford village, close to the hamlet of Newtown Unthank.

British Railways closed the station on 7 September 1964[1] but the line remains open for freight traffic.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ratby
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway
Leicester and Swannington Railway
  Merry Lees
Line open, station closed
Kirby Muxloe
Line open, station closed
  Midland Railway
Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
 


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