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 The station closed when the Northampton to Newark through service was withdrawn and replaced by an infrequent connecting service in 1882.[1]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
Location
PlaceBottesford
AreaLincolnshire
Grid referenceSK798389
Operations
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Platforms2
History
1 September 1879Opened
1 May 1882Closed
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

References

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

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