Great Glen railway station

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Great Glen
Great Glen Railway Station.jpg
Location Great Glen, Leicestershire, Harborough
England
Grid reference SP652962
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1857Station opened as Glen (or Glenn)
January 1897Renamed Great Glen
1951station closed for passengers
1964Station closed completely

Great Glen railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.

Contents

History

Originally simply Glen, it was later renamed Glen Magna before receiving its final name. Passengers services finished in 1951, while goods services continued it was unstaffed in 1962, finally closing in 1964. The station houses remain and are occupied by a commercial business. [1]

Stationmasters

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wigston Magna
Line open, station closed		  Midland Railway
Midland Main Line 		  Kibworth
Line open, station closed

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References

  1. ↑ Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
  2. ↑ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 173. 1914. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 519. 1871. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 692. 1881. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 658. 1899. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mr. A. Coleman" . Leicester Chronicle. England. 1 May 1926. Retrieved 5 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Promotion for Stationmaster" . Leicester Chronicle. England. 27 April 1935. Retrieved 5 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "His Sixth Change" . Leicester Evening Mail. England. 31 May 1935. Retrieved 30 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.

Coordinates: 52°33′39″N1°02′29″W / 52.5607°N 1.0414°W / 52.5607; -1.0414


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