Tonge and Breedon railway station
Tonge and Breedon | |||||
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Former Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Tonge, North West Leicestershire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°48′41″N 1°22′58″W / 52.8114°N 1.3829°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK416239 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1869 | Station opened | ||||
| 22 Sept 1930 | Passenger service withdrawn | ||||
| 1939 | Line becomes Melbourne Military Railway | ||||
| 1945 | Line returned to LMS | ||||
| 21 May 1980 | Line closed to freight traffic | ||||
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Tonge and Breedon railway station was a station at Tonge that served the adjacent village of Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, England.