Ashley and Weston railway station
Ashley and Weston railway station was a station in Northamptonshire, serving the settlements of Ashley and Weston. It was located just east of Welham Junction.[2]
Ashley and Weston | |
|---|---|
 Remains of the station in 1996 | |
| Location | Market Harborough, Northamptonshire England |
| Grid reference | SP791916 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1850 | Opened as Medbourne Bridge |
| 1 March 1878 | Renamed Ashley and Weston |
| 18 June 1951 | Closed for public services |
| After June 1952 | Final closure [1] |
History
The station opened in 1850 on the Rugby and Stamford Railway and was originally named Medbourne Bridge. It was renamed when Medbourne railway station was opened on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It later became part of the London and North Western Railway and following the Grouping of 1923 it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was closed by British Railways for regular passenger services on 18 June 1951 but continued to be used by railway staff until 1952.
Extensive sidings were opened in 1904 to handle the amount of coal coming from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Harborough | London and North Western Railway Rugby and Stamford Railway |
Rockingham |
The station building survives today as a private residence.
References
- Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable 1946 O. S. map