Worthington railway station
Worthington railway station was a station at Worthington, Leicestershire, England. It was on a Midland Railway line built in 1874 from Melbourne to a junction on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line near Ashby de la Zouch.
Worthington | |
|---|---|
| Location | Worthington, Leicestershire, North West Leicestershire England |
| Coordinates | 52.785°N 1.397°W |
| Grid reference | SK40752095 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1874 | Line opened |
| 22nd Sept 1930 | Passenger service withdrawn |
| 1939 | Line becomes Melbourne Military Railway |
| 1945 | Line returned to LMS |
| 21 May 1980 | Line closed to freight traffic |
In 1930 passenger services was withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, was using the line only for freight services. During the Second World War the line became the Melbourne Military Railway. In 1945 the War Department returned the line and station to the LMS.
In 1980 British Railways closed the line and by the 1990s the track had been dismantled. National Cycle Route 6 now joins the trackbed at the site of the former station.
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby de la Zouch Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Melbourne line |
Tonge and Breedon Line and station closed |
References
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