Cossington Gate railway station

Cossington gate
Location
Area	Leicestershire
Operations
Original company	Midland Counties Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1 December 1845	Station opened
29 September 1873	Closed[1]
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Cossington Gate railway station was a small station serving Cossington village in Leicestershire.

It served the Midland Counties Railway, built in 1840, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.^[2]

The station was associated with a level crossing - hence Cossington Gate. Station buildings were provided in 1846 looked after by the crossing keeper.

However, when the lines were quadrupled in 1873, the crossing was replaced by a bridge and the station closed.

References

1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. ^ Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.

Coordinates: 52°43′00″N 1°05′56″W / 52.71656°N 1.09876°W / 52.71656; -1.09876