Cossington Gate railway station

Cossington Gate railway station was a small station serving Cossington village in Leicestershire.

Cossington Gate
LocationCossington, Borough of Charnwood
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Counties Railway
Key dates
1 December 1845Station opened
29 September 1873Closed[1]

It served the Midland Counties Railway, built in 1840, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.[2]

The station was associated with a level crossing - hence Cossington Gate. Station buildings were provided in 1846 looked after by the crossing keeper.

However, when the lines were quadrupled in 1873, the crossing was replaced by a bridge and the station closed.

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.


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