Swannington railway station
Swannington | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Swannington, North West Leicestershire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°44′10″N 1°23′38″W / 52.736°N 1.394°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK410155 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Leicester and Swannington Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1832 | Leicester and Swannington Railway opened | ||||
| 1848 | Burton-on-Trent line opened; second Swannington station replaces original terminus | ||||
| 18 June 1951 | Station closed | ||||
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Swannington railway station was a railway station at Swannington in North West Leicestershire, England.
Swannington has had two railway stations. The first opened in 1833 as the western terminus of the Leicester and Swannington Railway.[1] Trains reached it via the Swannington Incline, which had a 1 in 17 gradient and was worked by a stationary engine.[2]
The Midland Railway took over the line in 1845 and extended it westwards to Burton-on-Trent in 1848, creating the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. The extension avoided the Swannington Incline by taking a new alignment beginning from a junction east of Swannington near Coalville Town. The new line passed south of the original terminus and a new Swannington station was opened on it on 1 September 1849,[3] leaving the original Swannington terminus to remain as a goods depot.
The second Swannington station was closed on 18 June 1951,[3] but the line remains open for freight traffic.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalville Town Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line |
Ashby de la Zouch Line open, station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Clinker, C. R. (1954). "The Leicester & Swannington Railway" (PDF). Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society. 30: 72-74.
- ↑ Stretton, Clement Edwin (1867). A Few Notes on the Leicester and Swannington Railway. London: The Train. p. 8.
- 1 2 Quick 2023, p. 441.
Bibliography
- Quick, Michael (2023). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.