East Leake railway station - Misplaced Pages

Former railway station in Nottinghamshire, England

East Leake
A train of empty gypsum containers passes through the disused East Leake station
General information
Location	East Leake, Rushcliffe England
Coordinates	52°49′52″N 1°11′24″W / 52.83111°N 1.19000°W / 52.83111; -1.19000
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Railways
Key dates
15 March 1899	opened
5 May 1969	closed

East Leake railway station is a former railway station serving East Leake, Nottinghamshire and, along with Woodford Halse is one of only two surviving Great Central Railway stations accessed from an underbridge rather than an overbridge. The station opened on 15 March 1899 and closed on 5 May 1969. The Nottingham Heritage Railway passes through but the station has not reopened mainly due to lack of car parking, and with the station entrance being directly onto the road under the bridge, safety concerns were also a factor. A small goods siding next to the station was redeveloped for housing in the 1990s. The station buildings have been demolished, with the rubble used to fill in the area from the road entrance to the platform. The island platform remains in situ and could still be used if required. Rushcliffe Halt is nearby.

References

Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 166. OCLC 931112387.
^ Hawkins, Mac (1991). The Great Central – Then and Now. David & Charles. p. 88. ISBN 0-7153-9326-X.

Preceding station		Disused railways	Following station
Loughborough Central Line closed, station open		Great Central Railway London Extension	Rushcliffe Halt Line and station closed
	Proposed Heritage railways
Loughborough Central Line closed, station open		Great Central Heritage Railway	Rushcliffe Halt Line and station closed

v t e Closed railway stations in Nottinghamshire
Mansfield Railway	Mansfield Central Sutton-in-Ashfield Central Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central Pinxton and Selston
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway	Warsop Clipstone Edwinstowe Ollerton Boughton (Nottinghamshire) Tuxford Central Dukeries Junction Fledborough Clifton-on-Trent Doddington and Harby
GCR Main Line	Hollinwell and Annesley Annesley South Junction Halt Hucknall Central Bulwell Hall Halt Bulwell Common New Basford Carrington Nottingham Victoria Nottingham Arkwright Street Ruddington Rushcliffe Halt East Leake
Leen Valley Extension	Skegby Sutton-in-Ashfield Town Newstead and Annesley Linby (Great Northern Railway) Hucknall Town Butler's Hill Bestwood Colliery Bulwell Forest
GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension	Pinxton South Pye Hill and Somercotes Codnor Park and Selston Newthorpe, Greasley and Shipley Gate Awsworth Kimberley East Basford North Daybrook Gedling and Carlton
Worksop to Nottingham Line	Sutton Junction Mansfield Town Kirkby-in-Ashfield East Annesley Linby Hucknall Byron Bulwell Market Basford Vernon Radford Lenton
Nottingham Suburban Railway	Sherwood St Ann's Well Thorneywood
Mansfield to Rolleston Junction	Blidworth and Rainworth Farnsfield Kirklington and Edingley Southwell
Bennerley and Bulwell Railway	Kimberley West Watnall
Nottingham and Melton Railway	Edwalton Plumtree Widmerpool Upper Broughton
Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway	Bingham Road (Notts) Barnstone Redmile Cotham
Great Northern Main Line	Scrooby Ranskill Barnby Moor and Sutton Tuxford North Crow Park Carlton on Trent
Midland Counties Railway	Nottingham Carrington Street Kegworth Hathern
Great Eastern and Great Northern Joint Railway	Park Drain Misterton Walkeringham Beckingham
Other	Checker House Cottam Kirkby Bentinck Nottingham London Road Nottingham Racecourse Sturton Teversall Manor Trowell Whiteborough

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