Whitwick station at road level.Whitwick station at trackbed level.Station in 1905.LNWR Railcar in 1910.
Whitwick railway station served the village of Whitwick, Leicestershire, England. It was built by the Charnwood Forest Company, serving the Charnwood Forest Railway, and was officially opened with the rest of the completed line on 16 April 1883. Following the closure of passenger traffic (aside from a few specials and other organised events) in 1931, the station building became a blacksmiths. Following total line closure in 1963, the history of the building is more difficult to chart. However, it is apparent that the waiting rooms and other facilities on platform level were demolished. In the mid-1970s the Whitwick Historical Group was created, with the old station building becoming their home.[3]
The building is situated close to the village's Market Place, which is essentially the centre of the village, on North Street.
The trackbed between Coalville (starting at Morrisons) and Whitwick (terminating just past Whitwick Station) has been turned into a public right of way. This passes the station building and the remains of the platform which is intact, but overgrown and unkempt. The original staircase which gave passengers access from the road above to the platform was kept in use until the 1990s, however following persistent vandalism and worries over the structure's safety, it was demolished, leaving only the landing at the road entrance.[4]
^"London and North Western Railway. Opening of Charnwood Forest Railway". Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News. England. 19 April 1883. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"WHITWICK STATION. Charnwod Forest Railway & the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway". Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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