Heather and Ibstock railway station
Heather and Ibstock | |
|---|---|
 Site of Heather and Ibstock station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Heather, North West Leicestershire England |
| Coordinates | 52°41′32″N 1°24′55″W / 52.6923°N 1.4152°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 18 August 1873 - 1 September 1873 | Station opened to goods - passengers |
| 13 April 1931 | Station closed to passengers |
| 6 July 1954 | Line closed to traffic |
Heather and Ibstock railway station is a disused railway station on the former Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. It served the village of Heather and town of Ibstock. It was originally named Heather, but with the industrial expansion of nearby Ibstock the request to have it renamed to include that town was accepted in 1894. It closed to passengers in 1931[1] but closed to parcel traffic in 1951. Goods continued to pass through until 1954 when the line was closed from Hugglescote to Shackerstone. The site has since been demolished and is now part of a housing estate which now occupies the entire former station site.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugglescote Line and station closed |
Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway |
Shackerstone Line closed, station open |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.