Countesthorpe railway station

Countesthorpe railway station was a railway station serving Countesthorpe in Leicestershire.

Countesthorpe
The railway inn near the site of the station in 1988
General information
Location	Countesthorpe, Blaby England
Coordinates	52.5547°N 1.1511°W / 52.5547; -1.1511
Grid reference	SP576955
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1840 – June 1842	Station opened
1 January 1962	Station closed[1]
Location

The station was on the Midland Counties Railway main line to Rugby, and it opened at some point between 1840 and June 1842.^[1] In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.

In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line south to Hitchin and the Leicester – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations, including Countesthorpe which closed on 1 January 1962.^[1]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Broughton Astley Line and station closed		Midland Railway Midland Counties Railway		Wigston South Line and station closed