Worthington railway station

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Worthington
General information
Location Worthington, Leicestershire, North West Leicestershire
England
Coordinates 52°47′06″N1°23′49″W / 52.785°N 1.397°W / 52.785; -1.397
Grid reference SK40752095
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1869 [1] Station opened
22 Sept 1930Passenger service withdrawn
1939Line becomes Melbourne Military Railway
1945Line returned to LMS
21 May 1980Line closed to freight traffic

Worthington railway station was a station at Worthington, Leicestershire, England.

Contents

History

The station opened on 1 October 1869 [1] when the Midland Railway extended its Line from Melbourne. The line was further extended in 1874 from Worthington to Ashby de la Zouch.

In 1930 passenger services were withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, was using the line only for freight services. During the Second World War the line became the Melbourne Military Railway. In 1945 the War Department returned the line and station to the LMS.

In 1980 British Railways closed the line and by the 1990s the track had been dismantled. National Cycle Route 6 now joins the trackbed at the site of the former station.

Stationmasters

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ashby de la Zouch
Line open, station closed		  Midland Railway
Melbourne line		  Tonge and Breedon
Line and station closed

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References

  1. 1 2 "Midland Railway" . Derby Mercury. England. 6 October 1869. Retrieved 3 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 280. 1871. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 248. 1881. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 498. 1899. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "New Stationmaster" . 6 July 1939. England. 3 January 1874. Retrieved 3 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
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