Merry Lees was a railway station on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line in Leicestershire. It was opened in 1832 and closed in 1871.
Merry Lees railway station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Merry Lees, North West Leicestershire England |
| Coordinates | 52.6481°N 1.3070°W / 52.6481; -1.3070 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Leicester and Swannington Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 18 July 1832 | First Merry Lees station opened |
| 27 March 1848 | Second Merry Lees station opened |
| date unknown | Station renamed Merrylees |
| 1 March 1871 | Station closed |
The Leicester and Swannington Railway opened the first Merry Lees station on 18 July 1832. The Midland Railway took over the line in 1845 and replaced the station with a second one 150 yards (140 m) to the north on 27 March 1848. The Midland renamed the station Merrylees station some time thereafter, and closed it on 1 March 1871. For the entire period from 1832 to 1871 the station was run by a station mistress, Mary Argyle.[1]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Desford Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line |
Thornton Lane Line open, station closed | ||
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 | |
| Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | |
| Syston and Peterborough Railway |
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| Rugby and Stamford Railway |
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| 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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