Bottesford South railway station explained

Bottesford South
Status:Disused
Borough:Bottesford, Leicestershire
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Years:1 September 1879
Events:Opened
Years1:1 May 1882
Events1:Closed

Bottesford South railway station was a railway station serving the village of Bottesford, Leicestershire, on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and was served by LNWR trains running between Northampton and Newark and Great Northern Railway trains running between Melton Mowbray and Grantham. The station closed when the Northampton to Newark through service was withdrawn and replaced by an infrequent connecting service in 1882.[1]

References

52.9416°N -0.814°W

Notes and References

  1. Forgotten Railways, The East Midlands. (P Anderson)