Scalford railway station

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Scalford
Location Scalford, Leicestershire
England
Grid reference SK755242
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Post-grouping LNER and LMS Joint
Key dates
1 September 1879Opened
7 December 1953Closed to regular services
9 September 1962Closed to summer specials
4 May 1964closed for freight

Scalford railway station was a railway station serving the village of Scalford, Leicestershire [1] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953. It was the junction for a branch line to Waltham on the Wolds which was built to exploit ironstone deposits in the area. [2]

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Melton Mowbray North   London and North Western Railway
Northampton to Nottingham
  Long Clawson and Hose
Melton Mowbray North   Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham
  Long Clawson and Hose
Terminus  Great Northern Railway
Waltham branch line
  Waltham on the Wolds

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References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  2. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 9 The East Midlands. Robin Leleux

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