Desford railway station
Desford | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Newtown Unthank, Hinckley and Bosworth England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°37′55″N 1°16′59″W / 52.632°N 1.283°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK486041 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 18 July 1832 | First station opened as Desford Lane | ||||
| by 26 April 1833 | Renamed Desford | ||||
| 27 March 1848 | Resited | ||||
| 7 September 1964 | Station closed | ||||
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Desford railway station was a railway station in Leicestershire, England on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, which later became part of the Midland Railway's Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line.