Brooksby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Brooksby, Hoby and Rotherby in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the Brooksby to Hoby road.
Brooksby | |
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![]() Brooksby Station remains in 1962 | |
General information | |
Location | Brooksby, Leicestershire England |
Grid reference | SK669163 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 September 1846 | Opened |
3 July 1961 | Closed |
The station opened in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway. The station buildings were larger than most on the line, considering it served a small village. The stationmasters' house was designed by the architects William Parsons and Sancton Wood.[1] The contractors T.W.& H. Herbert undertook to build it for £1,921.
It closed in 1961. It remained in use for goods until 1964.[2] The station became grade II listed building in 1979.[3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Rearsby | Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough |
Frisby |
Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland | |
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Leicester and Swannington Railway |
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Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway | |
Charnwood Forest Railway | |
Melbourne line | |
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line |
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GNR & LNWR Joint Railway | |
Midland Counties Railway | |
Nottingham and Melton Railway | |
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | |
Syston and Peterborough Railway |
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Rugby and Stamford Railway | |
Midland Main Line |
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South Leicestershire Railway |
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Great Central Main Line | |
Stamford and Essendine Railway | |
Other |
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