Summary
Ashwell railway station was a station in Ashwell, Rutland on the line between Melton Mowbray and Oakham. It lies west of the village, on the road to Whissendine. Just north of Ashwell was Ashwell Junction where the Cottesmore Ironstone Branch joined. This was in use between 1883 and 1974 and served quarries in the vicinity of Cottesmore and Exton.[1] Part of the former mineral branch line is now Rutland Railway Museum (trading as Rocks by Rail: The Living Ironstone Museum).
Ashwell | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ashwell station (1994) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ashwell, Rutland England |
| Grid reference | SK863136 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1848 | Opened |
| 6 June 1966 | Closed |
History edit
Opened by the Midland Railway as the Syston and Peterborough Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
In 1966 it was closed by the British Railways Board.
The site today edit
Trains still pass the former station between Melton Mowbray and Oakham stations on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line.
The site now houses some industrial units, called Station Court.
References edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Ashwell station on navigable O. S. map
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whissendine | Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough Nottingham to Kettering |
Oakham | ||
52°42′56″N 0°43′37″W / 52.7155°N 0.7269°W