Ashby Magna railway station

Ashby Magna was a station on the Great Central Railway, the last main line to be constructed from the north of England to London, which opened in 1899 to serve the Leicestershire village of Ashby Magna.

Ashby Magna
Site of Ashby Magna in 2006
General information
Location	Ashby Magna, Harborough England
Grid reference	SP55589077
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
15 March 1899	Opened
5 May 1969	Closed
Location

Architecturally, the station was very similar to Whetstone in that it comprised a single island platform designed by Alexander Ross which allowed the tracks to pass either side of a central platform, and was intended to facilitate future expansion of the railway.^[1] Access to the station was via a stairway which led down from the road bridge on Station Road.^[2]

History

Opened by the Great Central Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The site today

The station closed along with the railway line in 1969, and today little remains of it. The construction of the M1 motorway (which occurred whilst the line was still open) to the east of the station resulted in the demolition of the stationmaster's house and the loss of the goods yard. Today, a timber merchant occupies the site and remains of the cattle dock are still visible.^[3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Lutterworth Line and station closed		Great Central Railway London Extension		Whetstone Line and station closed