Brooksby railway station
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Brooksby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Brooksby
, Hoby and Rotherby in Leicestershire
. The station was situated at a level crossing on the Brooksby to Hoby road. The station opened in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway
and closed in 1961. It remained in use for goods until 1964.
Former Services
Brooksby
Brooksby is a village in Leicestershire, England. Brooksby Melton College offers apprenticeships and further education training courses in animal care, countryside, equine, fisheries, and land based service engineering....
, Hoby and Rotherby in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
. The station was situated at a level crossing on the Brooksby to Hoby road. The station opened in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway
Syston and Peterborough Railway
The Syston and Peterborough Railway was an early railway in England opened between 1845 and 1848 to form a branch from the Midland Counties Railway at Syston just north of Leicester to Peterborough.-Origins:...
and closed in 1961. It remained in use for goods until 1964.