Higham on the Hill railway station

Higham on the Hill
Higham on the Hill
General information
Location	Higham on the Hill, Hinckley and Bosworth; England
Coordinates	52°33′31″N 1°26′38″W / 52.5587°N 1.4438°W
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 August 1873	Opened to goods
1 September 1873	Opened to passengers
13 April 1931	Closed to passengers
6 July 1962	Line closed to traffic

Higham on the Hill railway station is a disused railway station on the former Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. It served the village of Higham on the Hill. It closed in 1931^[1] to passengers but goods continued to pass through until 1962 when the line was closed from Shenton to Nuneaton via Stoke Golding and Higham on the Hill closed. The site is now occupied by an industrial estate but the station masters house remains as a private residence.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stoke Golding Line and station closed		Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway		Nuneaton Abbey Street Line and station closed

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 226. OCLC 931112387.

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 226. OCLC 931112387.

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