Thringstone Halt railway station

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The station closed in 1931 when passenger services on the line with withdrawn.[1] Today, the cutting and halt have been filled in but the bridge carrying a minor road over the halt is still visible.[2][3]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

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  1. ^ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Charnwood Forest Railway". spellerweb.net. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Thringstone Halt Railway Station". www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

Route

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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 / 52.7503; -1.3640