Great Dalby railway station

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The railway bridge, that was adjacent to the site, in 2006

Great Dalby railway station was a railway station serving the village of Great Dalby, Leicestershire [1] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened on 15 December 1879 and closed to regular traffic on 7 December 1953. [2]

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
John O' Gaunt   London and North Western Railway
Market Harborough to Nottingham
  Melton Mowbray North
John O' Gaunt   Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham
  Melton Mowbray North

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References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 205. OCLC   931112387.

Coordinates: 52°43′18″N0°54′49″W / 52.7218°N 0.9135°W / 52.7218; -0.9135