East Norton | |
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General information | |
Location | East Norton, Leicestershire England |
Grid reference | SK793004 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER and LMS joint |
Key dates | |
15 December 1879 | Opened |
7 December 1953 | Closed [1] |
East Norton railway station served the village of East Norton, Leicestershire. The station was half a mile east of the village on the north side of the Uppingham to Leicester road, now the A47. [2] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed in 1953.
The station has been demolished and the area landscaped erasing all trace of the railway.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Tilton | London and North Western Railway Nottingham to Northampton | Hallaton | ||
Tilton | Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North | Hallaton |
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