John O' Gaunt railway station

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The site of the station in 1998 John o'Gaunt station site geograph-3705955-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station in 1998

John O'Gaunt railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Twyford, John O'Gaunt and Burrough on the Hill in Leicestershire, England. [1] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 as Burrow & Twyford and was renamed John O'Gaunt in 1883. It closed to regular traffic in 1953. [2] To the south of the station was Marefield Junction.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Tilton   London and North Western Railway
Market Harborough to Nottingham
  Great Dalby
Lowesby   Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham
 

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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. 242. OCLC   931112387.

Coordinates: 52°40′46″N00°54′20″W / 52.67944°N 0.90556°W / 52.67944; -0.90556