Lutterworth railway station

Lutterworth
Site of Lutterworth Station in 2008
General information
Location	Lutterworth, Harborough England
Grid reference	SP547845
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
15 March 1899	Opened
5 May 1969	Closed
Location

Lutterworth was a station which opened in 1899 to serve the Leicestershire market town of Lutterworth. It was situated on the Great Central Railway, the last main line to be constructed from the north of England to London. The station was equipped with an island platform designed by Alexander Ross which allowed the tracks to pass either side of a central platform, and was intended to facilitate future expansion of the railway.[1]

The station closed along with the railway line in 1969, and today little remains of it. Along Station Road can be found the stationmaster's house and the cutting where the yards and station stood.[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Rugby Central Line and station closed		Great Central Railway London Extension		Ashby Magna Line and station closed

References

1. Leicester County Council, "Lutterworth Station".
2. Healy, J.M.C. (1987). Great Central Memories. London: Baton Transport. p. 95. ISBN 0-85936-193-4.

52.4563°N 1.1952°W / 52.4563; -1.1952