Kingsbury railway station
Kingsbury railway station was a railway station which served the village of Kingsbury in Warwickshire, England.
Kingsbury | |
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Location | England |
Coordinates | 52.55701°N 1.67800°W |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
12 August 1839 | Station opened |
4 March 1968 | Station closed[1] |
History
The station was opened in 1839 with the building of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.[2] The station closed in 1968 under the Beeching Axe.
Present day
Since closure, the station building has been demolished, but the station master's house can still be seen alongside the site of the station.
Just to the north of the site towards the still open Wilnecote, is located Kingsbury Terminal, a regional road to rail transport hub. The co-located European Metal Recycling facility at Kingsbury has rail access, allowing for the scrapping of railway vehicles. Recent contracts included the recycling of 12 of the original British Rail Class 373 Eurostar trains.[3]
References
- Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
- https://www.businesstraveller.com/rail-travel/2016/09/26/eurostar-scrap-trainsets/