Donisthorpe railway station

Former railway station in Leicestershire, England

52°43′20″N 1°32′01″W / 52.7223°N 1.5337°W / 52.7223; -1.5337Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyAshby and Nuneaton Joint RailwayPre-groupingAshby and Nuneaton Joint RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 May 1874Station opened13 April 1931Station closed to passengers6 July 1964Station closed to goods20 June 1981Branch to Donisthorpe Colliery closed

Donisthorpe railway station is a disused railway station that formerly served the village of Donisthorpe, North West Leicestershire, from 1874 to 1931.^[1] The station was on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. The site has since been filled in and is now a footpath to Measham and Moira. The only trace of the former railway is the footpath to Measham.^[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Gresley Line and station closed		Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway		Measham Line and station closed
Moira and Overseal Line and station closed				Measham Line and station closed

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 156. OCLC 931112387.
^ Historic England. "Donisthorpe Station (509044)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

External links

http://www.midlandrailway.org.uk/occasional-papers/donisthorpe/
http://www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk/ANJR/Hdonisthorpe_station.htm Archived 30 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
http://podahistory.blogspot.com/2014/07/donisthorpe-railway-station.html

Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland

Leicester and Swannington Railway