Heritage railway stations · East Midlands
Loughborough railway station
Also known as: Gorsaf reilffordd Loughborough
Loughborough railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Loughborough railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Loughborough is a Grade II listed railway station that serves the town of Loughborough, in Leicestershire, England. It is a stop on the Midland Main Line and is located 111 miles (179 km) north of London St Pancras. The station is sited to the north-east of the town centre.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original station was opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, which was shortly to join the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway; it was sited a little further south than the current station. The present station was built in 1872. The ironwork was constructed by Mr Richards and the stone portion by Mr Cox, both of Leicester. The track was quadrupled and has retained much of its characteristically Midland Railway architecture, other than its canopies having been cut back. The station is grade II listed. It became known as Loughborough Midland when the town had three stations; the other two were:
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7791, -1.1960
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Charnwood
- Parish
- Charnwood, unparished area
- Postcode
- LE11 1JJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Loughborough
- Established
- 1872
Sources
- wikidata: Q1912686 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Loughborough railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Loughborough railway station?
- Loughborough railway station is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE11 1JJ), in the parish of Charnwood, unparished area.
- When was Loughborough railway station built?
- Built or established in 1872.
- Who owns Loughborough railway station?
- Loughborough railway station is owned by East Midlands Railway.
- Is Loughborough railway station a listed building?
- Loughborough railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Loughborough railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Loughborough railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Loughborough railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LE11 1JJ. It sits within the Loughborough parliamentary constituency.