Coalville East railway station

Coordinates: 52°43′21″N 1°21′31″W / 52.722433°N 1.358630°W / 52.722433; -1.358630
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Coalville East
The site of the station in 1988
General information
LocationCoalville, North West Leicestershire
England
Coordinates52°43′21″N 1°21′31″W / 52.722433°N 1.358630°W / 52.722433; -1.358630
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCharnwood Forest Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 April 1883 (1883-04-16)Station opened
13 April 1931 (1931-04-13)Station closed

Coalville East railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway. It served the town of Coalville, Leicestershire, England.

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Coalville East (top right)

The station was opened by the

1923 Grouping.[3]

The station was closed in 1931 when the passenger services on the line with withdrawn.[4]

Today, the site of Coalville East station has been built over by housing, with sections of the line either built on or converted for use as public bridleways.

References

[5] [6]

  1. . R508.
  2. . EX/0176.
  3. ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 67. CN 8983.
  4. ^ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ http://www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk/ANJR/Hcoalville_east_station.htm
  6. ^ "Spellerweb.net - spellerweb Resources and Information".

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Whitwick
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Charnwood Forest Railway
  Hugglescote
Line and station closed