Coalville Town railway station

Coalville Town
Coalville Town
	Remains of Coalville Town station, 1969
General information
Location	Coalville, North West Leicestershire; England
Coordinates	52.724°N 1.372°W
Grid reference	SK425142
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leicester and Swannington Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
27 April 1833	Passengers purchase tickets at the "Railway Hotel" on Long Lane
27 March 1848	Station opened as Coalville
2 June 1924	Renamed Coalville Town
7 September 1964	station closed

Coalville Town was a railway station at Coalville in Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. Passenger business was carried out at the "Railway Hotel" when the line opened in 1833 until the first Coalville station was opened by the Midland Railway in 1848, replaced in 1894 and closed in 1964, although the line remains in use for freight.

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