Ashley and Weston railway station

Ashley and Weston

Remains of the station in 1996
Location
Place Market Harborough
Area Northamptonshire
Grid reference SP791916
Operations
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1 June 1850 Opened as Medbourne Bridge
1 March 1878 Renamed Ashley and Weston
18 June 1951 Public services
After June 1952 Final closure [1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Ashley and Weston railway station was a station in Northamptonshire, serving the settlements of Ashley and Weston. It was located a few miles east of Market Harborough.[2]

The station opened in 1850 on the Rugby and Stamford Railway and was originally named Medbourne Bridge. It was renamed when Medbourne railway station was opened on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. The station closed for regular passenger services on 18 June 1951 but continued to be used by railway staff until 1952

History

Opened by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was eventually closed by British Railways.

Extensive sidings were opened in 1904 to handle the amount of coal coming from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. To the west was Welham Junction.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Market Harborough   London and North Western Railway
Rugby and Stamford Railway
  Rockingham

The station building survives today as a private residence.

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16

Coordinates: 52°31′01″N 0°49′59″W / 52.51682°N 0.83311°W / 52.51682; -0.83311


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