Loughborough railway station
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| Loughborough | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Loughborough |
| Local authority | Charnwood (borough) |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Midland Main Line |
| Platforms in use | 3 |
| Annual entry/exit | 0.519 million * |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1872 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Loughborough. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Loughborough railway station serves the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England. Situated on the Midland Main Line, 20 km (12½ miles) north of Leicester, the station lies to the north-east of the town centre.
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[edit] History
The original station (opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, which was shortly to join the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway) was sited a little further south.
The present station was built in 1872 when the track was quadrupled and has retained much of its characteristically Midland Railway architecture, apart from the fact that its canopies have been cut back.
It became known as "Loughborough Midland" when Loughborough had three stations; Loughborough Derby Road (LNWR) and Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway), both of which are now closed.
[edit] Service patterns
- 1 train per hour to Leicester calling at:
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- Barrow-upon-Soar, Sileby, Syston, and Leicester
- 1 train per hour to Lincoln calling at:
- 2 trains per hour to London calling at:
- 1 train per hour to Nottingham calling at
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- Nottingham only
- 1 train per hour to Derby calling at:
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- Long Eaton and Derby
[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 Loughborough railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Loughborough railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Barrow-upon-Soar | Central Trains Leicester – Lincoln |
Nottingham | ||
| Leicester | Midland Mainline London – Nottingham |
Beeston* | ||
| Leicester | Midland Mainline London – Derby |
Long Eaton* | ||
| * Most, but not all, trains on this service call here | ||||
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