Stoke Golding railway station

Stoke Golding
General information
LocationStoke Golding, Hinckley and Bosworth
England
Coordinates52°34′18″N 1°25′27″W / 52.5717°N 1.4243°W / 52.5717; -1.4243
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAshby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
Pre-groupingAshby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 August 1873Station opened to goods
1 September 1873Station opened to passengers
13 April 1931Station closed to passengers
1962Line closed to traffic
Stoke Golding station in 1985

Stoke Golding railway station is a disused railway station on the former Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. It served the village of Stoke Golding. It closed in 1931[1] to passengers but closed to parcel traffic in 1951. Goods continued to pass through until 1962[2] when the line was closed from Shenton to Stoke Golding. The site is now a private residence and the goods yard is now an industrial estate.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shenton
Line closed, station open 		  Midland Railway,
London and North Western Railway
Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway 		  Higham on the Hill
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 405. OCLC 931112387.