Ashby Magna railway station

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Ashby Magna
Site of Ashby Magna in 2006
Location
Location Ashby Magna
Area Harborough
Grid reference SP55589077
Operations
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms 1
History
15 March 1899 Opened
5 May 1969 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Portal:Ashby Magna railway station
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Ashby Magna was a station on the Great Central Railway, the last main line to be constructed from the north of England to London, which opened in 1899 to serve the Leicestershire village of Ashby Magna.

Architecturally, the station was very similar to Whetstone in that it comprised a single island platform designed by Alexander Ross which allowed the tracks to pass either side of a central platform, and was intended to facilitate future expansion of the railway.[1] Access to the station was had via a stairway which led down from the road bridge on Station Road.[2]

The station closed along with the railway line in 1969, and today little remains of it. The construction of the M1 motorway (which occurred whilst the line was still open) to the east of the station resulted in the demolition of the stationmaster's house and the loss of the goods yard. Today, a timber merchant occupies the site and remains of the cattle dock are still visible.[3]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Whetstone   British Railways
Great Central Main Line		   Lutterworth

[edit] References

  1. ^ Leicester County Council, "Lutterworth Station".
  2. ^ Ashby Magna today.
  3. ^ Healy, J.M.C. (1988). The Great Central Rail Tour. Paddock Wood, Kent: Unicorn Books, p. 29. ISBN 978-1-85241-005-6. 
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