Coalville East railway station
Appearance
Coalville East | |
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General information | |
Location | Coalville, North West Leicestershire England |
Coordinates | 52°43′21″N 1°21′31″W / 52.722433°N 1.358630°W |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Charnwood Forest Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
16 April 1883 | Station opened |
13 April 1931 | Station closed |
Coalville East railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway. It served the town of Coalville, Leicestershire, England.
History
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The station was closed in 1931 when the passenger services on the line with withdrawn.[4]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
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 67. CN 8983.
- ^ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ http://www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk/ANJR/Hcoalville_east_station.htm
- ^ "Spellerweb.net - spellerweb Resources and Information".
Route
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Whitwick Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Charnwood Forest Railway |
Hugglescote Line and station closed |