Rearsby railway station

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Rearsby
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The station in 1895
General information
Location Rearsby, Leicestershire
England
Grid reference SK652152
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 September 1846Opened
2 April 1951Closed

Rearsby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Rearsby and Thrussington in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the road between the two.

Contents

History

The station opened in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway. The station building were designed by the architects William Parsons and Sancton Wood. [1] The contractors Norman and Grimson undertook to build it for £744 8s 6d. and it was remarkably similar to the station at Asfordby.

It closed in 1951. [2]

Stationmasters

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Syston   Midland Railway
Leicester to Peterborough		  Brooksby

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References

  1. ↑ "The Railway Stations of Leicestershire" (PDF). Leicestershire Historian. 1–2 (8): 2. 1967. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ↑ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
  3. ↑ "Rearsby. Retirement of the Station-Master" . Grantham Journal. England. 26 January 1899. Retrieved 6 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Rearsby" . Grantham Journal. England. 28 September 1895. Retrieved 6 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "New Station Master at St Pancras" . Halifax Evening Courier. England. 10 May 1924. Retrieved 8 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

Coordinates: 52°43′48″N1°02′11″W / 52.7300°N 1.0364°W / 52.7300; -1.0364


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