Arley and Fillongley railway station

Arley and Fillongley
Site of the station in April 1995
General information
Location	Old Arley, North Warwickshire England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1864	Station opened as Arley
1 March 1867	Name changed to Arley and Fillongley
7 November 1960	Station closed
Location

Arley and Fillongley railway station was a station on the Midland Railway, which operated in the Midland county of Warwickshire, in England.

History

The station was opened by the Midland Railway, and was absorbed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

Present day

The station master's house still exists as a private residence. Trains on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line still pass the site.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Shustoke		Midland Railway Birmingham-Peterborough line		Stockingford

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.
• Station on navigable O.S. map

External links

• Warwickshire Railways entry

52°29′54″N1°35′51″W / 52.49844°N 1.59747°W / 52.49844; -1.59747