Asfordby railway station was a station serving the villages of Asfordby and Kirby Bellars in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the road between the two villages. It opened in 1846 and was originally named Kirby, but had been renamed Asfordby by 1863.[1] It closed to passengers in 1951 but remained in use for goods until 1964.[2]
Asfordby | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station in 1993 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Asfordby, Leicestershire England |
| Grid reference | SK713182 |
| 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 September 1846 | Opened as Kirby |
| 1 December 1857 | Renamed Asfordby (late Kirby) |
| 1 May 1903 | Renamed Asfordby |
| 2 April 1951 | Station closed for passengers |
| 1964 | station closed for goods |
History
editIt was opened by the Midland Railway on the Syston and Peterborough Railway. The station building were designed by the architects William Parsons and Sancton Wood.[3] The contractors Norman and Grimson undertook to build it for £744 8s 6d. and it was remarkably similar to the station at Rearsby.
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. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.
Stationmasters
editThe site today
editTrains still pass the site on the Birmingham to Peterborough line.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisby | Midland Railway Birmingham to Peterborough Line |
Melton Mowbray |
References
edit- ^ Bradshaws General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, Feb 1863.
- ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
- ^ "The Railway Stations of Leicestershire" (PDF). Leicestershire Historian. 1–2 (8): 2. 1967. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Asfordby". Grantham Journal. England. 14 May 1892. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Moira". Burton Chronicle. England. 28 April 1892. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Presentation to late Asfordby Stationmaster". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 25 August 1928. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Asfordby Stationmaster". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 10 October 1935. Retrieved 7 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 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.
External links
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