Ratby railway station

Ratby railway station served the village of Ratby, Leicestershire, England, from 1832 to 1928 on the Leicester and Swannington Railway.

Ratby
The remains of the platform in 1967
General information
Location	Ratby, Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52.6439°N 1.2368°W / 52.6439; -1.2368
Grid reference	SK517053
Platforms	1
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 (1832-07-18)	Opened as Ratby Lane
26 April 1833	Name changed to Ratby
1873	Resited
24 September 1928 (1928-09-24)	Closed

History

The station was opened as Ratby Lane on 18 July 1832 by the Leicester and Swannington Railway. Its name was changed to Ratby on 26 April 1833. Services were reduced to Saturdays only on 24 December 1847 due to reconstruction of the line but they were restored on 27 March 1848.^[1] The station was resited to the west of the level crossing in 1873. It closed on 24 September 1928.^[2][3]