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Former railway station in Leicestershire, England

Wilson
General information
LocationWilson, North West Leicestershire
England
Coordinates52°49′10″N 1°23′49″W / 52.819415°N 1.397042°W / 52.819415; -1.397042
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Key dates
1 October 1869Line opened
June 1871Station closed

Wilson railway station was a short-lived station at Wilson, Leicestershire, England.

History

It was opened on 1 October 1869 by the Midland Railway on an extension of the Melbourne Line from Melbourne to Worthington. It closed in June 1871.

Stationmaster

  • John Wickens ca. 1871

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tonge and Breedon
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway
Melbourne line
  Melbourne
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ "Midland Railway". Derby Mercury. England. 6 October 1869. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Midland Railway. Alteration of timetables". Derby Mercury. England. 31 May 1871. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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
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