Lutterworth railway station

Former railway station in Leicestershire, England

Lutterworth
Site of Lutterworth Station in 2008
General information
LocationLutterworth, Harborough
England
Grid referenceSP547845
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
15 March 1899Opened
5 May 1969Closed
Location
Map

Lutterworth was a station which opened in 1899 to serve the Leicestershire market town of Lutterworth. It was situated on the Great Central Railway, the last main line to be constructed from the north of England to London. The station was equipped with an island platform designed by Alexander Ross which allowed the tracks to pass either side of a central platform, and was intended to facilitate future expansion of the railway.[1]

The station closed along with the railway line in 1969, and today little remains of it. Along Station Road can be found the stationmaster's house and the cutting where the yards and station stood.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rugby Central
Line and station closed 		  Great Central Railway
London Extension 		  Ashby Magna
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Leicester County Council, "Lutterworth Station".
  2. ^ Healy, J.M.C. (1987). Great Central Memories. London: Baton Transport. p. 95. ISBN 0-85936-193-4.
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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

52°27′23″N 1°11′43″W / 52.4563°N 1.1952°W / 52.4563; -1.1952


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