Bagworth and Ellistown railway station
Bagworth and Ellistown | |
|---|---|
down side) in April 1961 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bagworth, North West Leicestershire England |
| Coordinates | 52°40′48″N 1°20′49″W / 52.680°N 1.347°W |
| Grid reference | SK442092 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 18 July 1832 | First Bagworth station opened |
| 1 August 1849 | Second Bagworth station opened |
| 1 October 1894 | Station renamed Bagworth and Ellistown |
| 7 September 1964 | Station closed |
Bagworth and Ellistown was a
History
The Leicester and Swannington Railway had previously opened a Bagworth station in 1832. The Midland Railway took over the line in 1845 and made a number of improvements, including replacing the original Bagworth station with a new one on 1 August 1849. The Ellis family created the colliery and village of Ellistown in 1873 and the Midland renamed the station Bagworth and Ellistown on 1 October 1894.
The Midland Railway became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway under the Grouping of 1923. The Leicester to Burton line became part of the London Midland Region of British Railways under the transport nationalisation of 1948. British Railways closed the station to passenger traffic on 7 September 1964.
Reopening proposals
In the 1990s BR planned to restore passenger services to the
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Lane Line open, station closed |
Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
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Bardon Hill Line open, station closed | ||
References
- Association of Train Operating Companies. June 2009. p. 19. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.