Bardon Hill railway station

Bardon Hill railway station was a railway station in Leicestershire, England, on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, which later became part of the Midland Railway's Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line.

Bardon Hill
Signal cabin at the site of Bardon Hill station
LocationBardon, North West Leicestershire
England
Coordinates52.7097°N 1.3465°W / 52.7097; -1.3465
Grid referenceSK442126
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
???opened
12 May 1952closed

The village of Bardon was built to serve the large granite quarry on Bardon Hill. The quarry has for many decades provided significant freight traffic for the railway, and in about 1990 the village was demolished to let the quarry expand. British Railways had closed Bardon Hill station in 1952 but the line remains open for freight traffic.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bagworth and Ellistown
Line open, station closed
  Midland Railway
Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
  Coalville Town
Line open, station closed


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