Cossington Gate railway station
Former railway station in Leicestershire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cossington Gate railway station was a small station serving Cossington village in Leicestershire.
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Cossington Gate | |
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General information | |
Location | Cossington, Borough of Charnwood England |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Midland Counties Railway |
Key dates | |
1 December 1845 | Station opened |
29 September 1873 | Closed[1] |
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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.