Shepshed railway station

Former railway station in Leicestershire, England

52°45′45″N 1°17′39″W / 52.7626°N 1.2943°W / 52.7626; -1.2943Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCharnwood Forest RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates16 April 1883 (1883-04-16)Station opened13 April 1931 (1931-04-13)Station closed

Shepshed railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway. Near the town of Shepshed, Leicestershire.

It was opened on 16 April 1883[1] as a stop on the line between Loughborough Derby Road and Coalville East.

The station closed on 13 April 1931 when passenger services on the line were withdrawn.[2] Today, nothing remains of the station which is now occupied by an industrial estate, although the line is traceable.[3]

References

  1. ^ "London and North Western Railway. Opening of Charnwood Forest Railway". Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News. England. 19 April 1883. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Shepshed Railway Station". www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Grace Dieu Halt
Line and station closed 		  London and North Western Railway
Charnwood Forest Railway 		  Snells Nook Halt
Line and station closed
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Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland
Leicester and Swannington RailwayAshby and Nuneaton Joint RailwayCharnwood Forest RailwayMelbourne lineLeicester–Burton upon Trent line
GNR & LNWR Joint RailwayMidland Counties RailwayNottingham and Melton RailwayMidland and Great Northern Joint RailwaySyston and Peterborough RailwayRugby and Stamford RailwayMidland Main LineSouth Leicestershire Railway
Great Central Main LineStamford and Essendine RailwayOther


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