Thringstone Halt railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway. Near the village of Thringstone, Leicestershire at 52.7503354N 1.3638816E. On the outskirts of Whitwick. Opened in 1907 as a stop on the line between Loughborough Derby Road and Coalville East.
The station closed in 1931 when passenger services on the line with withdrawn.[1] Today, the cutting and halt have been filled in but the bridge carrying a minor road over the halt is still visible.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Charnwood Forest Railway". spellerweb.net. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "Thringstone Halt Railway Station". www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwick Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Charnwood Forest Railway |
Grace Dieu Halt Line and station closed |
52°45′01″N 1°21′50″W / 52.7503°N 1.3640°W
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