Measham railway station

Measham railway station is a disused railway station that formerly served the village of Measham, North West Leicestershire from 1873 to 1931. The station was on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. The station is the only building on the Ashby - Shackerstone section to still be in situ. The trackbed has since been filled in and is now a footpath to Moira. The goods shed is also still standing at Measham.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Donisthorpe Line and station closed		Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway		Snarestone Line and station closed

Measham
Measham station in 2018
General information
Location	Measham, North West Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52.7033°N 1.5085°W / 52.7033; -1.5085
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 Sept. 1873[1]	Station opened
13 April 1931	Station closed to passengers
6 July 1964	Station closed to goods
20 June 1981	Branch to Donisthorpe Colliery closed.

References

1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 315
2. Historic England. "Measham Station (509077)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

External links

• http://www.midlandrailway.org.uk/occasional-papers/donisthorpe/
• http://www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk/ANJR/Hdonisthorpe_station.htm
• http://podahistory.blogspot.com/2014/07/donisthorpe-railway-station.html