Scalford | |
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General information | |
Location |
Scalford,
Leicestershire England |
Grid reference | SK755242 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER and LMS Joint |
Key dates | |
1 September 1879 | Opened |
7 December 1953 | Closed to regular services |
9 September 1962 | Closed to summer specials |
4 May 1964 | closed for freight |
Scalford railway station was a railway station serving the village of Scalford, Leicestershire [1] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953. It was the junction for a branch line to Waltham on the Wolds which was built to exploit ironstone deposits in the area. [2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Melton Mowbray North |
London and North Western Railway Northampton to Nottingham |
Long Clawson and Hose | ||
Melton Mowbray North |
Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham |
Long Clawson and Hose | ||
Terminus |
Great Northern Railway Waltham branch line |
Waltham on the Wolds |
Scalford | |
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General information | |
Location |
Scalford,
Leicestershire England |
Grid reference | SK755242 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER and LMS Joint |
Key dates | |
1 September 1879 | Opened |
7 December 1953 | Closed to regular services |
9 September 1962 | Closed to summer specials |
4 May 1964 | closed for freight |
Scalford railway station was a railway station serving the village of Scalford, Leicestershire [1] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953. It was the junction for a branch line to Waltham on the Wolds which was built to exploit ironstone deposits in the area. [2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Melton Mowbray North |
London and North Western Railway Northampton to Nottingham |
Long Clawson and Hose | ||
Melton Mowbray North |
Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham |
Long Clawson and Hose | ||
Terminus |
Great Northern Railway Waltham branch line |
Waltham on the Wolds |