Lubenham railway station explained

Lubenham
Status:Disused
Borough:Lubenham, Leicestershire
Country:England
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 opens
Years1:6 June 1966
Events1:Station closes[1]

Lubenham railway station was a railway station serving Lubenham in Leicestershire, England. It was opened on the Rugby and Stamford Railway in 1850.

History

Parliamentary approval was gained in 1846 by the directors of the London and Birmingham Railway for a branch from Rugby to the Syston and Peterborough Railway near Stamford.[2] In the same year the company became part of the London and North Western Railway. The section from Rugby to Market Harborough, which included Lubenham, opened in 1850. Originally single track, it was doubled at the end of 1878.[3]

At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The line and station closed in 1966.

References

52.4774°N -0.9714°W

Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Web site: Rugby and Stamford Railway Act 1846 . archivesunlocked.warwickshire.gov.uk . 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.
  3. Preston Hendry, R., Powell Hendry, R., (1982) An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations. Vol. 1 Oxford Publishing