Shepshed railway station

Shepshed
Shepshed
Location	Shepshed, Borough of Charnwood; England
Coordinates	52°45′45″N 1°17′39″W / 52.7626°N 1.2943°WCoordinates: 52°45′45″N 1°17′39″W / 52.7626°N 1.2943°W
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Charnwood Forest Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 April 1883	Station opened
13 April 1931	Station closed

Shepshed railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway. Near the town of Shepshed, Leicestershire.

It was opened on 16 April 1883^[1] as a stop on the line between Loughborough Derby Road and Coalville East.

The halt closed on 13 April 1931 when passenger services on the line were withdrawn.^[2] Today, nothing remains of the station which is now occupied by an industrial estate, although the line is traceable.^[3]

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.
^ "Shepshed Railway Station". www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

Route[]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Grace Dieu Halt Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Charnwood Forest Railway		Snells Nook Halt Line and station closed

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[1] "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.

[2] "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Shepshed Railway Station". www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

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v t Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland
Leicester and Swannington Railway	Coalville Town Bardon Hill Bagworth and Ellistown Merry Lees Desford Leicester West Bridge
Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway	Donisthorpe Measham Snarestone Hugglescote Heather and Ibstock Stoke Golding Higham on the Hill
Charnwood Forest Railway	Loughborough Derby Road Snells Nook Halt Shepshed Grace Dieu Halt Thringstone Halt Whitwick Coalville East
Melbourne line	Wilson Tonge and Breedon Worthington
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line	Moira Ashby de la Zouch Swannington Kirby Muxloe
GNR & LNWR Joint Railway	Harby and Stathern Long Clawson and Hose Scalford Melton Mowbray North Great Dalby John O' Gaunt Leicester Belgrave Road Humberstone Thurnby and Scraptoft Ingarsby Lowesby Tilton East Norton Hallaton Medbourne
Midland Counties Railway	Cossington Gate Wigston South Countesthorpe Broughton Astley Leire Halt Ullesthorpe
Nottingham and Melton Railway	Edwalton Plumtree Widmerpool Upper Broughton Old Dalby Grimston
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway	Saxby Edmondthorpe and Wymondham
Syston and Peterborough Railway	Rearsby Brooksby Frisby Asfordby Whissendine Ashwell Manton Luffenham Ketton and Collyweston
Rugby and Stamford Railway	Lilbourne Welford and Kilworth Theddingworth Lubenham Rockingham Seaton Morcott Wakerley and Barrowden
Midland Main Line	Hathern Humberstone Road Leicester Campbell Street Welford Road Wigston Magna Great Glen Kibworth East Langton
South Leicestershire Railway	Elmesthorpe Blaby Wigston Glen Parva
Great Central Main Line	Loughborough Central Quorn and Woodhouse Rothley Belgrave and Birstall Leicester Central Whetstone Ashby Magna Lutterworth
Stamford and Essendine Railway	Essendine Ryhall
Other	Uppingham Waltham-on-the-Wolds Castle Donington and Shardlow Weston on Trent

Shepshed
Location	Shepshed, Borough of Charnwood England
Coordinates	52°45′45″N 1°17′39″W / 52.7626°N 1.2943°W / 52.7626; -1.2943Coordinates: 52°45′45″N 1°17′39″W / 52.7626°N 1.2943°W / 52.7626; -1.2943
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Charnwood Forest Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 April 1883 (1883-04-16)	Station opened
13 April 1931 (1931-04-13)	Station closed