East Norton railway station

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East Norton
Site of railway yard and station near East Norton - geograph.org.uk - 208350.jpg
The site of the station in 2006
General information
LocationEast Norton, Leicestershire
England
Grid referenceSK793004
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Post-groupingLNER and LMS joint
Key dates
15 December 1879Opened
7 December 1953Closed[1]

East Norton railway station served the village of East Norton, Leicestershire. The station was half a mile east of the village on the north side of the Uppingham to Leicester road, now the A47.[2] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed in 1953.

The station building, a 2-storey red brick structure, survives and is now a private residence.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tilton   London and North Western Railway
Nottingham to Northampton
  Hallaton
Tilton   Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North
  Hallaton

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 167. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16

Coordinates: 52°35′41″N 0°49′50″W / 52.5948°N 0.8306°W / 52.5948; -0.8306