Leire Halt railway station

Former railway station in Leicestershire, England

52°30′26″N 1°13′57″W / 52.5072°N 1.2324°W / 52.5072; -1.2324Grid referenceSP502922Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates2 March 1925Station opened1 January 1962Station closed[1]

Leire Halt railway station was a railway halt serving Leire in Leicestershire on the line between Leicester and Rugby.

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway opened the halt in 1925 on the Leicester – Rugby line of the former Midland Counties Railway. British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations in 1962.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ullesthorpe
Line and station closed 		  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Midland Counties Railway 		  Broughton Astley
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 262. OCLC 931112387.
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Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland
Leicester and Swannington RailwayAshby and Nuneaton Joint RailwayCharnwood Forest RailwayMelbourne lineLeicester–Burton upon Trent line
GNR & LNWR Joint RailwayMidland Counties RailwayNottingham and Melton RailwayMidland and Great Northern Joint RailwaySyston and Peterborough RailwayRugby and Stamford RailwayMidland Main LineSouth Leicestershire Railway
Great Central Main LineStamford and Essendine RailwayOther


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