Scalford railway station

Scalford
Location
Place	Scalford
Area	Leicestershire
Grid reference	SK755242
Operations
Pre-grouping	Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Post-grouping	LNER and LMS Joint
Platforms	2
History
15 December 1879	Opened
7 December 1953	Closed to regular services
9 September 1962	Closed to summer specials
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Scalford railway station was a railway station serving the village of Scalford, Leicestershire^[1] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953. It was the junction for a branch line to Waltham on the Wolds which was built to exploit ironstone deposits in the area.^[2]

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Melton Mowbray North		London and North Western Railway Northampton to Nottingham		Long Clawson and Hose
Melton Mowbray North		Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham		Long Clawson and Hose
Terminus		Great Northern Railway Waltham branch line		Waltham on the Wolds

References

1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
2. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 9 The East Midlands. Robin Leleux

Coordinates: 52°48′36″N 0°52′53″W / 52.8099°N 0.8814°W