Cossington Gate railway station
Cossington Gate railway station was a small station serving Cossington village in Leicestershire.
| Cossington Gate | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Cossington |
| Area | Borough of Charnwood |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Counties Railway |
| History | |
| 1 December 1845 | Station opened |
| 29 September 1873 | Closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
It served the Midland Counties Railway, built in 1840, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.[2]
The station was associated with a level crossing - hence Cossington Gate. Station buildings were provided in 1846 looked after by the crossing keeper.
However, when the lines were quadrupled in 1873, the crossing was replaced by a bridge and the station closed.
References
- Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
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