Burton-on-Trent line opened; second Swannington station replaces original terminus
18 June 1951
Station closed
Swannington railway station was a railway station at Swannington in North West Leicestershire, England.
Swannington has had two railway stations. The first opened in 1832 as the western terminus of the Leicester and Swannington Railway. Trains reached it via the Swannington Incline, which had a 1 in 17 gradient and was worked by a stationary engine.
The Midland Railway took over the line in 1845 and extended it westwards to Burton-on-Trent in 1848, creating the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. The extension avoided the Swannington Incline by taking a new alignment beginning from a junction east of Swannington near Coalville Town. The new line passed south of the original terminus and a new Swannington station was opened on it, leaving the original Swannington terminus to remain as a goods depot.
The second Swannington station was closed in 1951 but the line remains open for freight traffic.
Preceding station
Historical railways
Following station
Coalville Town Line open, station closed
Midland Railway Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
Ashby de la Zouch Line open, station closed
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Leicester and Swannington Railway
Coalville Town
Bardon Hill
Bagworth and Ellistown
Incline House
Thornton Lane
Merry Lees
Desford
Ratby
Glenfield (Leicestershire)
Leicester West Bridge
Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
Overseal
Donisthorpe
Measham
Snarestone
Hugglescote
Heather and Ibstock
Stoke Golding
Higham on the Hill
Charnwood Forest Railway
Loughborough Derby Road
Snells Nook Halt
Shepshed
Grace Dieu Halt
Thringstone Halt
Whitwick
Coalville East
Melbourne line
Wilson
Tonge and Breedon
Worthington
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line
Moira
Ashby de la Zouch
Swannington
Kirby Muxloe
Braunstone (Leicester)
GNR & LNWR Joint Railway
Harby and Stathern
Long Clawson and Hose
Scalford
Melton Mowbray North
Great Dalby
John O' Gaunt
Leicester Belgrave Road
Humberstone
Thurnby and Scraptoft
Ingarsby
Lowesby
Tilton
East Norton
Hallaton
Medbourne
Midland Counties Railway
Cossington Gate
Wigston South
Countesthorpe
Broughton Astley
Leire Halt
Ullesthorpe
Nottingham and Melton Railway
Edwalton
Plumtree
Widmerpool
Upper Broughton
Old Dalby
Grimston
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Saxby
Edmondthorpe and Wymondham
Syston and Peterborough Railway
ROF Queniborough
Rearsby
Brooksby
Frisby
Asfordby
Whissendine
Ashwell
Manton
Luffenham
Ketton and Collyweston
Rugby and Stamford Railway
Lilbourne
Welford and Kilworth
Theddingworth
Lubenham
Rockingham
Seaton
Morcott
Wakerley and Barrowden
Midland Main Line
Hathern
Humberstone Road
Leicester Campbell Street
Welford Road
Wigston Magna
Great Glen
Kibworth
East Langton
South Leicestershire Railway
Elmesthorpe
Croft railway station, Leicester
Blaby
Wigston Glen Parva
Great Central Main Line
Loughborough Central
Quorn and Woodhouse
Rothley
Belgrave and Birstall
Leicester Central
Whetstone
Ashby Magna
Lutterworth
Stamford and Essendine Railway
Essendine
Ryhall
Other
Uppingham
Waltham-on-the-Wolds
Castle Donington and Shardlow
Weston on Trent
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