Heather and Ibstock railway station

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 was originally named Heather, but with the industrial expansion of nearby Ibstock the request to have it renamed to include that town was accepted in 1894. 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.

Heather and Ibstock
Site of Heather and Ibstock station
General information
LocationHeather, North West Leicestershire
England
Coordinates52°41′32″N 1°24′55″W / 52.6923°N 1.4152°W / 52.6923; -1.4152
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 1873 - 1 September 1873Station opened to goods - passengers
13 April 1931Station closed to passengers
6 July 1954Line closed to traffic


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hugglescote
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway,
London and North Western Railway
Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
  Shackerstone
Line closed, station open

References

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  1. ^ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.