Flecknoe railway station

Flecknoe was a railway station that served the village of Flecknoe in Warwickshire, England, on the Weedon to Leamington Spa branch line. The station was built in a remote location in open countryside around 1.5 miles north-west of Flecknoe, it also served the small nearby hamlets of Sawbridge and Lower Shuckburgh, both within a couple of miles of the station.

The station consisted of a single wooden platform with a wooden station building, which contained the waiting room and stationmaster's office. There were also some small goods sidings alongside the station.^[1]

The station was opened on 1 August 1895 along with the other stations on the Daventry to Marton Junction extension of the line. It was closed during the First World War from August 1917 to March 1919. The station's remote location and low usage meant that it closed to passengers for good on 3 November 1952, however, the goods sidings remained open for business until October 1956. The passenger service to the other stations on the line survived until 1958, and line survived carrying freight until 2 December 1963.^[2][1]

Nothing now remains of the station, as all of the station buildings have long since disappeared, however the cutting where the station stood is still clearly visible.^[3] And some cottages which housed railway workers are nearby.^[4]

References

External links

• Flecknoe station and village on navigable 1954 O. S. map
• Flecknoe Station on Warwickshire Railways
• LNWR Map

Coordinates: 52°16′33″N 1°16′21″W / 52.2759°N 1.2724°W / 52.2759; -1.2724