Glenfield railway station (Leicestershire)

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Glenfield
The west portal of Glenfield Tunnel and the derelict Glenfield Station, Nigel Tout, 14.3.1967.jpg
The tunnel and site of the station in 1967
Location Glenfield, Leicestershire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Leicester and Swannington Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 July 1832 (1832-07-18)Opened
1875Resited
24 September 1928 (1928-09-24)Closed

Glenfield railway station served the village of Glenfield, Leicestershire, England, from 1832 to 1928 on the Leicester and Swannington Railway.

Contents

History

First station

52°39′13″N1°12′00″W / 52.6535°N 1.2001°W / 52.6535; -1.2001
The first station was opened on 18 July 1832 by the Leicester and Swannington Railway. The services were cut back to only Saturdays from 24 December 1847, although they fully resumed on 27 March 1848. [1] It was resited to the east of the level crossing in 1875. [2]

Second station

52°39′13″N1°11′56″W / 52.6536°N 1.1989°W / 52.6536; -1.1989
The second station opened in 1875. It closed on 24 September 1928 [3] but it was later used for a school excursion to Port Sunlight on 1 July 1938 and an excursion to Mablethorpe on 2 July 1938. [1] The station building was used as a goods office until 1965. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 495. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 198. OCLC   931112387.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 104. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. "Leicester West Bridge Branch". Nigel Tout. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Leicester West Bridge
Line and station closed
  Leicester and Swannington Railway   Ratby
Line and station closed