Stoke Golding railway station

Former railway station in Leicestershire, England

52°34′18″N 1°25′27″W / 52.5717°N 1.4243°W / 52.5717; -1.4243Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyAshby and Nuneaton Joint RailwayPre-groupingAshby and Nuneaton Joint RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates18 August 1873Station opened to goods1 September 1873Station opened to passengers13 April 1931Station closed to passengers1962Line closed to traffic

Stoke Golding railway station is a disused railway station on the former Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. It served the village of Stoke Golding. It closed in 1931^[1] to passengers but closed to parcel traffic in 1951. Goods continued to pass through until 1962^[2] when the line was closed from Shenton to Stoke Golding. The site is now a private residence and the goods yard is now an industrial estate.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Shenton Line closed, station open		Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway		Higham on the Hill Line and station closed

References

^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 405. OCLC 931112387.