Great Glen railway station

Great Glen
Location
Place Great Glen, Leicestershire
Area District of Harborough
Grid reference SP652962
Operations
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London Midland Region
Platforms 2
History
1857 Station opened
1951 station closed for passengers
1964 Station closed completely
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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Great Glen railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.

Originally simply Glen, it was later renamed Glen Magna before receiving its final name. Passengers services finished in 1951, while goods services continued it was unstaffed in 1962, finally closing in 1964. The station houses remain and are occupied by a commercial business.[1]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wigston Magna   Midland Railway
Midland Main Line
  Kibworth

References

  1. Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books

 
 

Coordinates: 52°33′39″N 1°02′29″W / 52.5607°N 1.0414°W / 52.5607; -1.0414


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