Humberstone railway station

For the railway station in Chile, see Humberstone, Chile.

Humberstone station in the 1950s

Humberstone railway station was a railway station serving the eastern side of Leicester. It was on the Great Northern Railway Leicester branch. The station opened in 1882 and closed to regular traffic in 1953 but remained open for summer weekend specials until 1962.[1]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Leicester Belgrave Road Line and station closed		Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham		Thurnby and Scraptoft Line and station closed
		Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 347. OCLC 931112387.

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