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Brooksby railway station

Coordinates: 52°44′25″N 1°00′38″W / 52.74020°N 1.01053°W / 52.74020; -1.01053
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Brooksby
Brooksby Station remains in 1962
General information
LocationLeicestershire
Owned byLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Managed byMidland Railway
Platforms2
Key dates
1 September 1846Opened
3 July 1961Closed

Brooksby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Brooksby, Hoby and Rotherby in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the Brooksby to Hoby road. The station opened in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway and closed in 1961. It remained in use for goods until 1964.[1] The station became grade II listed building in 1979.[2]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rearsby   Midland Railway
Leicester to Peterborough
  Frisby

References

  1. ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
  2. ^ Historic England. "BROOKSBY STATION (1074999)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

52°44′25″N 1°00′38″W / 52.74020°N 1.01053°W / 52.74020; -1.01053