| Upper Broughton | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Upper Broughton |
| Area | Rushcliffe |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | ? |
| History | |
| 2 Feb 1880[1] | Station opens |
| 31st May 1948[2] | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Upper Broughton was a railway station serving Upper Broughton in the English county of Nottinghamshire. It was opened on the Midland Railway Manton direct route between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester. The line still exists today as part of the Old Dalby Test Track.
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The station was opened in 1880 by the Midland Railway on its cut-off line from Melton Mowbray to Nottingham, which had opened the previous year to allow the railway company's expresses between London and the North to avoid reversal at Nottingham. It also improved access to and from the iron-ore fields in Leicestershire and Rutland. Local traffic was minimal and Upper Broughton closed to passengers as early as 1948.[3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widmerpool | Midland Railway Manton Route |
Old Dalby | ||
Following the closure of the line as a through-route in 1968, the track between Melton Mowbray and Edwalton was reused as part of the Old Dalby Test Track, used initially for the Advanced Passenger Train project and, more recently, Class 390 Pendolino units.[4]
The main station building remains in good condition, incorporated into a private residence.