Loughborough Derby Road railway station

Former railway station in Leicestershire, England

52°46′35″N 1°13′01″W / 52.7765°N 1.2170°W / 52.7765; -1.2170Grid referenceSK528201Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCharnwood Forest RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates16 April 1883 (1883-04-16)Station opened^[1]13 April 1931 (1931-04-13)Station closed^[2]

Loughborough Derby Road railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway.

History

The station was opened by the Charnwood Forest Railway (CFR) on 16 April 1883.^[3] It was the terminus of their line from Coalville.^[4] The CFR was operated by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) from the outset, but remained independent until absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), of which the LNWR was a constituent, as part of the 1923 Grouping.^[5]

The LMS had another station in Loughborough, and they closed the former CFR station on 13 April 1931.^[3]

The station was demolished after closure although the goods shed remained in situ and was used by light industry until the 2000s, after which it quickly became derelict. It was later demolished and now a Lidl superstore occupies the site of Derby Road station. Only old brick walls and fencing remains in situ.

References

^ "London and North Western Railway. Opening of Charnwood Forest Railway". Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News. England. 19 April 1883. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 149. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 16, section E4. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 67. CN 8983.