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Loughborough railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Loughborough | ||
| Local authority | Charnwood (borough) | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Central Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 1.152 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1872 | ||
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Loughborough. | |||
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Loughborough railway station serves the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England. Situated on the Midland Main Line, 20 km (12½ miles) north of Leicester, the station lies to the north-east of the town centre.
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The original station (opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, which was shortly to join the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway) was sited a little further south.
The present station was built in 1872 when the track was quadrupled and has retained much of its characteristically Midland Railway architecture, apart from the fact that its canopies have been cut back.
It became known as "Loughborough Midland" when Loughborough had three stations; Loughborough Derby Road (London and North Western Railway - station now closed) and Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway now used by the Great Central Railway (preserved)).
- 1 train per hour to Leicester calling at:
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- Barrow-upon-Soar, Sileby, Syston, and Leicester
- 1 train per hour to Lincoln calling at:
- 2 trains per hour to London calling at:
- 1 train per hour to Nottingham calling at
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- Nottingham and in the peak, Beeston also.
- 1 train per hour to Derby calling at:
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- Long Eaton and Derby
- 1 train per day in the early morning to Norwich calling at:
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- Melton Mowbray railway station, Oakham, Stamford, Peterborough and stations to Norwich
- Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
- Train times and station information for Loughborough railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Loughborough railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Barrow-upon-Soar | Central Trains Leicester – Lincoln |
Beeston+ | ||
| Leicester | Midland Mainline London – Nottingham |
Beeston* | ||
| Leicester | Midland Mainline London – Derby |
Long Eaton* | ||
| * Most, but not all, trains on this service call here
+ Peak Services only |
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