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Former railway station in Leicestershire, England

Leire Halt
General information
LocationLeicestershire
England
Coordinates52°30′26″N 1°13′57″W / 52.5072°N 1.2324°W / 52.5072; -1.2324
Grid referenceSP502922
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 March 1925Station opened
1 January 1962Station closed

Leire Halt railway station was a railway halt serving Leire in Leicestershire on the line between Leicester and Rugby.

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway opened the halt in 1925 on the Leicester – Rugby line of the former Midland Counties Railway. British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations in 1962.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ullesthorpe
Line and station closed
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Midland Counties Railway
  Broughton Astley
Line and station closed

References

  1. 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. p. not cited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 262. OCLC 931112387.
Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland
Leicester and Swannington Railway
Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
Charnwood Forest Railway
Melbourne line
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line
GNR & LNWR Joint Railway
Midland Counties Railway
Nottingham and Melton Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Syston and Peterborough Railway
Rugby and Stamford Railway
Midland Main Line
South Leicestershire Railway
Great Central Main Line
Stamford and Essendine Railway
Other


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