Barrow-upon-Soar railway station
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Barrow-upon-Soar railway station serves the small town of Barrow-upon-Soar in Leicestershire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough.
The first station at Barrow was opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway. Originally known as "Barrow", it became "Barrow-upon-Soar" in 1871, and finally "Barrow-upon-Soar and Quorn" in 1899. It was the only station on the line to retain much of its original MCR architecture. However it was completely demolished following its closure in 1968.
A new station was opened a little to the southeast of the original site on 27th May 1994 as part of phase one of the Ivanhoe Line.
The station is served by Central Trains, who operate local services from Leicester to Nottingham and Lincoln. Services are formed using diesel multiple units of Classes 150, 153, 156, 158 or 170.
[edit] Reference
- Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Barrow-upon-Soar railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Barrow-upon-Soar railway station from Multimap.com
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