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{{short description|Former railway station in Leicestershire, England}}
'''Hallaton railway station''' is a former railway station in [[Hallaton]], [[Leicestershire]]<ref>British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16</ref>
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{{Infobox station
| name = Hallaton
| status = Disused
| image = Hallaton geograph-3592650-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
| borough = [[Hallaton]], [[Leicestershire]]
| country = England
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SP794966|25|SP794966}}
| platforms = 2
| pregroup = [[Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway]]
| postgroup = [[London and North Eastern Railway|LNER]] and [[London Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]] joint
| years = 15 December 1879
| events = Opened
| years1 = 7 December 1953
| events1 = Closed
}}
'''Hallaton railway station''' was a former railway station serving the village of [[Hallaton]], [[Leicestershire]],<ref>British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer</ref> on the [[Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway]]. The station was located about a quarter of a mile east of the village on the road to Horninghold. The station opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953.<ref>{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=212|oclc=931112387}}</ref> The [[Leicester Belgrave Road railway station|Leicester]] to [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]] service was withdrawn in 1916. To the south-west was [[Welham Junction]].


<center>'''Former Services'''</center>
{{center|'''Former Services'''}}
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Rail line|previous=[[Welham Junction railway station|Welham Junction]]|next=[[East Norton railway station|East Norton]]|route=[[Great Northern Railway|Great Northern Railway]]|col=000000}}
{{Rail line one to two |previous=[[East Norton railway station|East Norton]] |next1=[[Market Harborough railway station|Market Harborough]] |route1=[[London and North Western Railway]]<br /><small>Nottingham to Northampton</small> |col1={{LNWR colour}}
|next2=[[Medbourne railway station|Medbourne]] |route2=[[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]]<br /><small>Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North</small> |col2={{GNR colour}} }}
{{end}}
{{s-end}}


==References==
==References==
{{stack|[[File:Entrance to old station, Hallaton - geograph.org.uk - 222677.jpg|thumb|The old entrance]]}}
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{{Closed stations Leicestershire and Rutland}}
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Leicestershire]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Leicestershire]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879]]

[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953]]

[[Category:Former Great Northern Railway stations]]
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[[Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations]]

Latest revision as of 02:56, 15 October 2022

Hallaton
General information
LocationHallaton, Leicestershire
England
Grid referenceSP794966
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Post-groupingLNER and LMS joint
Key dates
15 December 1879Opened
7 December 1953Closed

Hallaton railway station was a former railway station serving the village of Hallaton, Leicestershire,[1] on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. The station was located about a quarter of a mile east of the village on the road to Horninghold. The station opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953.[2] The Leicester to Peterborough service was withdrawn in 1916. To the south-west was Welham Junction.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
East Norton   London and North Western Railway
Nottingham to Northampton 		  Market Harborough
  Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North 		  Medbourne

References

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The old entrance
  1. ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 212. OCLC 931112387.

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