Foleshill railway station

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Foleshill
General information
LocationLockhurst Lane, Holbrooks, Coventry
England
Coordinates 52°26′00″N1°30′18″W / 52.4332°N 1.5049°W / 52.4332; -1.5049 Coordinates: 52°26′00″N1°30′18″W / 52.4332°N 1.5049°W / 52.4332; -1.5049
Grid reference SP337817
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 September 1850Opened
18 January 1965Closed

Foleshill railway station was a railway station in Foleshill, Coventry, England, built by the London and North Western Railway on the Coventry to Nuneaton Line. The railway station was located in the northern part of Coventry, approximately 3 miles from the city centre, on the northern end of Lockhurst Lane in Holbrooks.

There are a few remnants of the old station, all that can be seen is the remains of one of the platforms and the railway line is still in use by both goods and passenger trains. The station was located directly to the north of the Lockhurst Lane road bridge across the railway. The station also had a signal box located on the down line just to the south of the station immediately before the road bridge, right at the foot of the pedestrian stairs off Lockhurst Lane down to Holbrooks Lane.

Labour Members of Warwickshire County Council have raised the prospect of the station reopening. [1]

A bid was made to the Restoring Your Railway Fund in March 2020 for funding for a feasibility study into reopening the station. The bid was not successful. [2]

In 2023, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and the West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) put forward plans to reopen the station. [3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Daimler Halt
Line open, station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Coventry to Nuneaton Line
  Longford and Exhall
Line open, station closed

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References

  1. Rail Issue 891 p.26
  2. Restoring Your Railway: Bids Received Retrieved 27 December 2020
  3. "Coventry could get two new railway stations as new plans get on track". Coventry Live. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.