Shenton railway station
Shenton | |
|---|---|
| Station on heritage railway | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shenton, Hinckley and Bosworth England |
| Coordinates | 52°35′59.00″N 1°24′55.00″W / 52.5997222°N 1.4152778°W |
| Grid reference | SK396004 |
| Managed by | Battlefield Line Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1873 | opened |
| 13 April 1931 | closed for passengers |
| 1965 | closed entirely |
Shenton railway station is located about 1 mile from the village of Shenton, Leicestershire, England. It currently serves as a glassblowing studio Station Glass, cafe and ticket office. It is the southern terminus of the Battlefield Line Railway.
It is the current southern terminus of the Battlefield Line Railway, which runs to here from Shackerstone. The station is located at the foot of Ambion Hill and is actually the reconstructed Humberstone Road railway station from Leicester. The original station closed in 1965 and was dismantled and relocated (except for a small lamp room that now serves as the Station Pottery).
The station is a former stop on the London and North Western Railway and the Midland Railway, who jointly operated the line between Moira West Junction and Nuneaton. The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.
| Preceding station | Heritage railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Bosworth | Battlefield Line Railway | Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Market Bosworth Line and station open |
Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway |
Stoke Golding Line and station closed | ||
