Asfordby railway station

Asfordby railway station was a station serving the villages of Asfordby and Kirby Bellars in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the road between the two villages. It opened in 1846 and was originally named Kirby, but had been renamed Asfordby by 1863.[1] It closed to passengers in 1951 but remained in use for goods until 1964.[2]

Asfordby
Site of the station in 1993
LocationAsfordby, Leicestershire
England
Grid referenceSK713182
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 September 1846Opened as Kirby
1 December 1857Renamed Asfordby (late Kirby)
1 May 1903Renamed Asfordby
2 April 1951Station closed

History

Opened by the Midland Railway on the Syston and Peterborough Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The site today

Trains still pass the site on the Birmingham to Peterborough line.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Frisby   Midland Railway
Birmingham to Peterborough Line
  Melton Mowbray

References

  1. Bradshaws General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, Feb 1863.
  2. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.


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