Arley and Fillongley railway station

Arley and Fillongley railway station was a station on the Midland Railway, which operated in the Midland county of Warwickshire, in England.

Arley and Fillongley
Site of the station in April 1995
General information
LocationOld Arley, North Warwickshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1864Station opened as Arley
1 March 1867Name changed to Arley and Fillongley
7 November 1960Station closed
Location
Map

History

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The station was opened by the Midland Railway, and was absorbed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

Present day

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The station master's house still exists as a private residence. Trains on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line still pass the site.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Shustoke   Midland Railway
Birmingham-Peterborough line
  Stockingford

References

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  • 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.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map
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52°29′54″N 1°35′51″W / 52.49844°N 1.59747°W / 52.49844; -1.59747