Saxby railway station

Former railway station in Leicestershire, England

Saxby

Edward VII at the station in 1907.

General information
Location| Saxby, Leicestershire
England
Grid reference| SK813193
Platforms| 4
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping| Midland Railway
Post-grouping| London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1849| Opened
28 August 1892| Resited
1 May 1894| M&GNR line opened
28 February 1959| M&GNR line closed
6 February 1961| Closed

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Saxby station

Legend

Track layout

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Saxby railway station was a station serving the villages of Saxby and Freeby, Leicestershire. It was located between the two villages.

## Access[edit]

The older station was accessed along a turning from the B676 road, now known as Old Station Drive, whereas the newer station building was accessed off the Saxby to Stapleford road on the right before the railway bridge. Inter platform access on the newer station was via three sets of stairs to the road bridge.[1]

## History[edit]

A 1913 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Saxby (right)

The Syston and Peterborough Railway was opened in stages; the third and last section of line, between Melton Mowbray and Stamford opened for goods traffic on 20 March 1848, and for passengers on 1 May 1848.[2] The station at Saxby opened on 1 February 1849,[3] and was at the north end of a tight curve around a corner of Stapleford Park. The curve was considered unsuitable for express trains running between Kettering and Nottingham via the Manton loop, so an easier curve was built in 1892 together with a new Saxby station, which opened on 28 August 1892.[3] The original station on a stub of the original line continued in use for goods.

Saxby became a junction when the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN) opened on 1 May 1894. The new line was Midland Railway property as far as Little Bytham junction, between Castle Bytham and Bourne.[4][5]

The M&GN line closed to passengers after the last train on 28 February 1959, although the section between Saxby and South Witham remained open for goods trains.[6]

The station closed on 6 February 1961.[3] The last parts of the new station were completely demolished in late 2014, whereas the old station remains as a private house.

## Routes[edit]

Preceding station  | Historical railways | Following station

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Melton Mowbray
Line and station open |  | Midland Railway
Leicester to Peterborough
Nottingham to Kettering |  | Whissendine
Line open, station closed
| Disused railways  |
Terminus |  | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
to Spalding, Kings Lynn, etc. |  | Edmondthorpe and Wymondham
Line and station closed

## References[edit]

1. ^ Track plans and station layout Peter Smith; The Syston and Peterborough Railway
2. ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 106\. CN 8983.
3. ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 206\. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
4. ^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 78\. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.
5. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
6. ^ Wrottesley 1981, pp. 160, 163, 164

* Smith, Peter (2012). "Saxby and Bourne branch". THE SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
Track plans and Photographs

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Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland

Leicester and Swannington Railway|

* Coalville Town
* Bardon Hill
* Bagworth and Ellistown
* Incline House
* Thornton Lane
* Merry Lees
* Desford
* Ratby
* Glenfield (Leicestershire)
* Leicester West Bridge

Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway|

* Overseal
* Donisthorpe
* Measham
* Snarestone
* Hugglescote
* Heather and Ibstock
* Stoke Golding
* Higham on the Hill

Charnwood Forest Railway|

* Loughborough Derby Road
* Snells Nook Halt
* Shepshed
* Grace Dieu Halt
* Thringstone Halt
* Whitwick
* Coalville East

Melbourne line|

* Wilson
* Tonge and Breedon
* Worthington

Leicester–Burton upon Trent line|

* Moira
* Ashby de la Zouch
* Swannington
* Kirby Muxloe
* Braunstone (Leicester)

GNR & LNWR Joint Railway|

* Harby and Stathern
* Long Clawson and Hose
* Scalford
* Melton Mowbray North
* Great Dalby
* John O' Gaunt
* Leicester Belgrave Road
* Humberstone
* Thurnby and Scraptoft
* Ingarsby
* Lowesby
* Tilton
* East Norton
* Hallaton
* Medbourne

Midland Counties Railway|

* Cossington Gate
* Wigston South
* Countesthorpe
* Broughton Astley
* Leire Halt
* Ullesthorpe

Nottingham and Melton Railway|

* Edwalton
* Plumtree
* Widmerpool
* Upper Broughton
* Old Dalby
* Grimston

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway|

* Saxby
* Edmondthorpe and Wymondham

Syston and Peterborough Railway|

* ROF Queniborough
* Rearsby
* Brooksby
* Frisby
* Asfordby
* Whissendine
* Ashwell
* Manton
* Luffenham
* Ketton and Collyweston

Rugby and Stamford Railway|

* Lilbourne
* Welford and Kilworth
* Theddingworth
* Lubenham
* Rockingham
* Seaton
* Morcott
* Wakerley and Barrowden

Midland Main Line|

* Hathern
* Humberstone Road
* Leicester Campbell Street
* Welford Road
* Wigston Magna
* Great Glen
* Kibworth
* East Langton

South Leicestershire Railway|

* Elmesthorpe
* Croft railway station, Leicester
* Blaby
* Wigston Glen Parva

Great Central Main Line|

* Loughborough Central
* Quorn and Woodhouse
* Rothley
* Belgrave and Birstall
* Leicester Central
* Whetstone
* Ashby Magna
* Lutterworth

Stamford and Essendine Railway|

* Essendine
* Ryhall

Other|

* Uppingham
* Waltham-on-the-Wolds
* Castle Donington and Shardlow
* Weston on Trent

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