Lubenham railway station

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Lubenham
General information
Location Lubenham, Leicestershire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1850Station opens
6 June 1966Station closes [1]

Lubenham railway station was a railway station serving Lubenham in the English county of Leicestershire. It was opened on the Rugby and Stamford Railway in 1850.

History

Parliamentary approval was gained in 1846 by the directors of the London and Birmingham Railway for a branch from Rugby to the Syston and Peterborough Railway near Stamford. [2] In the same year the company became part of the London and North Western Railway. The section from Rugby to Market Harborough, which included Lubenham, opened in 1850. Originally single track, it was doubled at the end of 1878. [3]

At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The line and station closed in 1966.

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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. "Rugby and Stamford Railway Act 1846". archivesunlocked.warwickshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011.
  3. Preston Hendry, R., Powell Hendry, R., (1982) An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations. Vol. 1 Oxford Publishing
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Theddingworth
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Rugby to Peterborough Line
  Market Harborough
Station open, line closed

Coordinates: 52°28′39″N0°58′17″W / 52.4774°N 0.9714°W / 52.4774; -0.9714