Grace Dieu Halt Railway Station
Grace Dieu Halt railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway. At 52.761485°N 1.354311°E near the hamlet of Grace-Dieu, Leicestershire. On the outskirts of Whitwick. Opened in 1907 as a stop on the line between Loughborough Derby Road and Coalville East.
The station closed in 1931 when passenger services on the line with withdrawn. Today, nothing remains of the halt and the trackbed is now a footpath. Nearby is also Grace Dieu Priory and Grace Dieu Manor (and Grace Dieu Manor School), which were served by the halt.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thringstone Halt Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Charnwood Forest Railway |
Shepshed Line and station closed |
References
- ^ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Charnwood Forest Railway". spellerweb.net. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Grace Dieu Halt Railway Station". www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
52°45′41″N 1°21′16″W / 52.7613°N 1.3544°W
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