Lilbourne railway station explained

Lilbourne
Status:Disused
Borough:Lilbourne, Harborough
Country:England
Coordinates:52.3954°N -1.176°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:London and Birmingham Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 May 1850
Events:Station opened
Years1:1878
Events1:track doubled
Years2:6 June 1966
Events2:Station closed

Lilbourne railway station was a railway station serving Lilbourne and nearby Catthorpe in Leicestershire, England. It was on the Rugby and Stamford Railway between and .

In 1846, the directors of the London and Birmingham Railway gained Parliamentary powers for a branch from to the Syston and Peterborough Railway near .[1] In the same year the company became part of the London and North Western Railway. The section from Rugby via Lilbourne to was opened in 1850. The line through Lilbourne was single track until it was doubled at the end of 1878.[2]

The 1923 grouping made the LNWR part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

British Railways closed the station in 1966. All that remains is the trackbed and a platform.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby and Stamford Railway Act . Warwickshire's Past Unlocked . . dead . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111011133758/http%3A//archivesunlocked.warwickshire.gov.uk/dserve.exe?dsqIni%3DDserve.ini%26dsqApp%3DArchive%26dsqDb%3DCatalog%26dsqCmd%3DShow.tcl%26dsqSearch%3D%28RefNo%3D%3D%2701510/1/3/1/6%27%29 . 11 October 2011 . dmy-all .
  2. Book: Hendry . R. Preston . Hendry . R. Powell . An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations . 1 . 1982 . Oxford Publishing . Poole . 0-86093-168-4 . not stated.
  3. Web site: SP5677: Lilbourne Station . Rob . Ian . 2008 . . Geograph Project Limited.