Ullesthorpe | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Ullesthorpe, Harborough |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.4822°N -1.2563°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Midland Counties Railway |
Pregroup: | Midland Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Years: | 30 June 1840 |
Events: | Station opened as Ullesthorpe |
Years1: | 1 May 1879 |
Events1: | renamed Ullesthorpe for Lutterworth |
Years2: | 1 August 1897 |
Events2: | renamed Ullesthorpe and Lutterworth |
Years3: | 1 February 1930 |
Events3: | renamed Ullesthorpe |
Years4: | 1 January 1962 |
Events4: | Station closed |
Ullesthorpe railway station was a railway station serving Ullesthorpe in Leicestershire, England.
The station was opened on 30 June 1840 on the Midland Counties Railway main line to . In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
Originally named Ullesthorpe, the station was renamed several times: on 1 May 1879 it became Ullesthorpe for Lutterworth, being amended to Ullesthorpe and Lutterworth on 1 August 1897 before reverting to the original name on 1 February 1930.
In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line south to and the – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations, including Ullesthorpe which closed on 1 January 1962.[1]