Grimston | |
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,_Leicestershire,_1981_(geograph_6882476).jpg) The site of the station in 1981 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Grimston, Melton England |
| Coordinates | 52°46′56″N 0°57′56″W / 52.782159°N 0.965675°W |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 2 February 1880[2] | Station opens |
| 4 February 1957[3] | Closes to passengers and goods |
Grimston was a railway station serving Saxelbye village in the English county of Leicestershire. It was opened on the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway between London and Nottingham via Corby.The station was formerly named Saxelbye, the name was changed after only 3 months to avoid confusion with Saxby, a few miles east of Melton Mowbray, on the Midland's other line between Leicester and Peterborough. The village of Grimston lies about one mile to the north west of the former Grimston station. The line still exists today as the Old Dalby Test Track.
- ^ Aldworth, Colin (2012). The Nottingham and Melton Railway 1872 - 2012.
- ^ 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M. p. 110.
- ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Station, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5