Lutterworth railway station explained

Lutterworth
Status:Disused
Borough:Lutterworth, Harborough
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Great Central Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Years:15 March 1899
Events:Opened
Years1:5 May 1969
Events1:Closed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Lutterworth was a station which opened in 1899 to serve the Leicestershire market town of Lutterworth. It was situated on the Great Central Railway, the last main line to be constructed from the north of England to London. The station was equipped with an island platform designed by Alexander Ross which allowed the tracks to pass either side of a central platform, and was intended to facilitate future expansion of the railway.[1]

The station closed along with the railway line in 1969, and today little remains of it. Along Station Road can be found the stationmaster's house and the cutting where the yards and station stood.[2]

References

52.4563°N -1.1952°W

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120712220531/http://prints.leics.gov.uk/pictures_671873/Lutterworth-Station-Leicestershire.html Leicester County Council, "Lutterworth Station".
  2. Book: Healy, J.M.C. . Great Central Memories . 1987 . Baton Transport . London . 0-85936-193-4 . 95.