Kingsbury railway station

Kingsbury railway station was a railway station which served the village of Kingsbury in Warwickshire, England.

Kingsbury
Location
Coordinates52.55701°N 1.67800°W / 52.55701; -1.67800
Operations
Original companyBirmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
12 August 1839Station opened
4 March 1968Station 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

History

The station was opened in 1839 with the building of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.[2] The station closed in 1968 under the Beeching Axe.

Lines around Whitacre Junction

Present day

Since closure, the station building has been demolished, but the station master's house can still be seen alongside the site of the station.

Just to the north of the site towards the still open Wilnecote, is located Kingsbury Terminal, a regional road to rail transport hub. The co-located European Metal Recycling facility at Kingsbury has rail access, allowing for the scrapping of railway vehicles. Recent contracts included the recycling of 12 of the original British Rail Class 373 Eurostar trains.[3]

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
  3. https://www.businesstraveller.com/rail-travel/2016/09/26/eurostar-scrap-trainsets/


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