Bottesford South railway station

Bottesford South railway station was a railway station serving the village of Bottesford, Leicestershire, on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and was served by LNWR trains running between Northampton and Newark and Great Northern Railway trains running between Melton Mowbray and Grantham. The station closed when the Northampton to Newark through service was withdrawn and replaced by an infrequent connecting service in 1882.[1]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Redmile   Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Newark		   Cotham
Redmile   Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham		   Bottesford

Bottesford South
General information
LocationBottesford, Leicestershire
England
Grid referenceSK798389
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Key dates
1 September 1879Opened
1 May 1882Closed

References
  1. Forgotten Railways, The East Midlands. (P Anderson)

52.94157°N 0.81398°W / 52.94157; -0.81398

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