Leicester Belgrave Road railway station

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Leicester Belgrave Road
Leicester (Belgrave Road) station (postcard).jpg
Location Leicester, Leicestershire
England
Grid reference SK592057
Platforms5
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 January 1883Opened
7 December 1953Closed to regular services
9 September 1962Closed to summer specials

Leicester Belgrave Road was the Great Northern Railway terminus in Leicester, England. It was the terminus of the GNR's branch line from the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway at Marefield Junction.

Contents

Overview

The station opened on 1 January 1883. Marefield Junction was triangular and allowed through running north or south.

Services

The main services from Leicester were to Peterborough and Grantham. The station was also well provided in summer with specials, especially to Skegness and Mablethorpe.

The Peterborough trains were stopped as a war economy in 1916. Local traffic was never heavy, and by 1950 there were only two Grantham trains remaining, one of which was a semi-fast with limited stops which connected with the Flying Scotsman at Grantham. This train was withdrawn in 1951, the remaining stopping train survived until the end of regular services over the joint line in 1953.

Summer specials continued to run until 1962, in the later years with severe speed restrictions on the Leicester branch. [1]

Closure

The line closed in 1962 but various depots continued in use for a few years using a reinstated connection with the Midland Railway which had last been used for materials delivery during construction. The last of these, Catherine Street oil depot, closed on 1 January 1969. [2]

The Leicester station site has been since been developed as a supermarket and adjoining car park.

Summary of Former Services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham		  Humberstone
Line and station closed
  Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North		 

Sample Train Timetable for April 1910

The table below shows the train departures from Leicester Belgrave Road in April 1910. [3]

DepartureGoing toCalling atArrivalOperator
07.00Peterborough NorthHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, Tilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton08.48GNR
07.30GranthamHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook09.10GNR
09.00GranthamHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford10.28GNR
09.45Newark NorthgateHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Cotham11.10GNR
10.15Peterborough NorthHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, Tilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton12.06GNR
11.10GranthamHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern (Mon, Wed, Sat only)12.50GNR
12.40GranthamHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook14.12GNR
15.45GranthamHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook17.15GNR
16.00Peterborough NorthHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, Tilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor17.46GNR
17.45GranthamHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford19.15GNR
18.40LosebyHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby (Wed, Sat excepted)19.01GNR
18.40TiltonHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby (Wed, Sat only)19.06GNR
20.20LosebyHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby (Wed, Sat excepted)20.42GNR
22.45GranthamThurnby & Scraptoft, Melton Mowbray North, Harby & Stathern (Sat excepted)23.52GNR
23.00Melton Mowbray NorthHumberstone, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Ingersby, Loseby, John O'Gaunt23.38GNR

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References

  1. ↑ A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 9 - The East Midlands. (Robin Leleux)
  2. ↑ Forgotten Railways. The East Midlands. (P Anderson)
  3. ↑ Bradshaw's Railway Guide, April 1910

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