Desford railway station

Desford
Desford
General information
Location	Newtown Unthank, Hinckley and Bosworth; England
Coordinates	52°37′55″N 1°16′59″W / 52.632°N 1.283°W
Grid reference	SK486041
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leicester and Swannington Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 July 1832	First station opened as Desford Lane
by 26 April 1833	Renamed Desford
27 March 1848	Resited
7 September 1964	Station closed

Desford railway station was a railway station in Leicestershire, England on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, which later became part of the Midland Railway's Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line.

Desford

General information
Location	Newtown Unthank, Hinckley and Bosworth England
Coordinates	52°37′55″N 1°16′59″W / 52.632°N 1.283°W / 52.632; -1.283
Grid reference	SK486041
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leicester and Swannington Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 July 1832 (1832-07-18)	First station opened as Desford Lane
by 26 April 1833	Renamed Desford
27 March 1848	Resited
7 September 1964 (1964-09-07)	Station closed