Heather and Ibstock railway station is a disused railway station on the former Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. It served the village of Heather and town of Ibstock. It closed to passengers in 1931[1] but closed to parcel traffic in 1951. Goods continued to pass through until 1954 when the line was closed from Hugglescote to Shackerstone. The site has since been demolished and is now part of a housing estate which now occupies the entire former station site.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Hugglescote Line and station closed |
Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway |
Shackerstone Line closed, station open |
Heather and Ibstock | |
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![]() Site of Heather and Ibstock station | |
General information | |
Location | Heather, North West Leicestershire England |
Coordinates | 52.6923°N 1.4152°W / 52.6923; -1.4152 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway |
Pre-grouping | Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
18 August 1873 - 1 September 1873 | Station opened to goods - passengers |
13 April 1931 | Station closed to passengers |
6 July 1954 | Line closed to traffic |
Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland | |
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Leicester and Swannington Railway |
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Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway |
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Charnwood Forest Railway |
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Melbourne line | |
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line |
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GNR & LNWR Joint Railway |
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Midland Counties Railway |
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Nottingham and Melton Railway |
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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 |
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Stamford and Essendine Railway |
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Other |
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