Saxby railway station
| Saxby | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Saxby |
| Area | Leicestershire |
| Grid reference | SK813193 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Counties Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 4 |
| History | |
| 1 February 1849 | Opened |
| 28 August 1892 | Resited |
| 1 May 1894 | M&GNR line opened |
| 28 February 1959 | M&GNR line closed |
| 6 February 1961 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Saxby railway station was a station serving the villages of Saxby and Freeby, Leicestershire.
[edit] History
The Syston and Peterborough Railway was opened in stages; the third and last section of line, between Melton Mowbray and Stamford opened for goods traffic on 20 March 1848, and for passengers on 1 May 1848.[1] The station at Saxby opened on 1 February 1849,[2] and was at the north end of a tight curve around a corner of Stapleford Park. The curve was considered unsuitable for express trains running between Kettering and Nottingham via the Manton loop, so an easier curve was built in 1892 together with a new Saxby station, which opened on 28 August 1892.[2] The original station on a stub of the original line continued in use for goods.
Saxby became a junction when the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN) opened on 1 May 1894. The new line was Midland Railway property as far as Little Bytham junction, between Castle Bytham and Bourne.[3][4]
The M&GN line closed to passengers after the last train on 28 February 1959, although the section between Saxby and South Witham remained open for goods trains.[5]
The station closed on 6 February 1961.[2]
[edit] Routes
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Melton Mowbray Line and station open |
Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough Nottingham to Kettering |
Whissendine Line open, station closed |
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| Terminus | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway to Spalding, Kings Lynn, etc. |
Edmondthorpe and Wymondham Line and station closed |
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[edit] References
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 106. CN 8983.
- ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 206. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 78. ISBN 0 7153 8173 3.
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
- ^ Wrottesley 1981, pp. 160,163,164
Coordinates: 52°45′55″N 0°47′48″W / 52.76519°N 0.79654°W
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