Coalville East railway station

Coalville East
The site of the station in 1988
General information
Location	Coalville, North West Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52°43′21″N1°21′31″W / 52.722433°N 1.358630°W / 52.722433; -1.358630
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Charnwood Forest Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 April 1883 (1883-04-16)	Station opened
13 April 1931 (1931-04-13)	Station closed
Location

Coalville East railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway. It served the town of Coalville, Leicestershire, England.

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Coalville East (top right)

The station was opened by the Charnwood Forest Railway (CFR) on 16 April 1883. ^[1] It was the start of their line to Loughborough. ^[2] The CFR was operated by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) from the outset, but remained independent until absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), of which the LNWR was a constituent, at the 1923 Grouping. ^[3]

The station was closed in 1931 when the passenger services on the line with withdrawn. ^[4]

Today, the site of Coalville East station has been built over by housing, with sections of the line either built on or converted for use as public bridleways.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 149. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 16, section E4. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
3. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 67. CN 8983.
4. "Stations closing to passengers" . Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Whitwick Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Charnwood Forest Railway		Hugglescote Line and station closed