Great Glen railway station

Great Glen railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.

Great Glen
LocationGreat Glen, Leicestershire, Harborough
England
Grid referenceSP652962
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1857Station opened
1951station closed for passengers
1964Station closed completely

Originally simply Glen, it was later renamed Glen Magna before receiving its final name. Passengers services finished in 1951, while goods services continued it was unstaffed in 1962, finally closing in 1964. The station houses remain and are occupied by a commercial business.[1]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wigston Magna
Line open, station closed
  Midland Railway
Midland Main Line
  Kibworth
Line open, station closed

References

  1. Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books


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