Hallaton railway station

Hallaton railway station was a former railway station serving the village of Hallaton, Leicestershire,[1] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. The station was located about a quarter of a mile east of the village on the road to Horninghold. The station opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953.[2] The Leicester to Peterborough service was withdrawn in 1916. To the south-west was Welham Junction.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
East Norton   London and North Western Railway
Nottingham to Northampton		   Market Harborough
  Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North		   Medbourne

Hallaton
General information
LocationHallaton, Leicestershire
England
Grid referenceSP794966
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Post-groupingLNER and LMS joint
Key dates
15 December 1879Opened
7 December 1953Closed

References
The old entrance
  1. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 212. OCLC 931112387.

52.5605°N 0.8305°W / 52.5605; -0.8305

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