Rearsby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Rearsby and

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in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the road between the two.

History

The station opened in 1846 on the

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. The station building were designed by the architects William Parsons and

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. The contractors Norman and Grimson undertook to build it for £744 8s 6d. and it was remarkably similar to the station at Asfordby. It closed in 1951.

Stationmasters

*Thomas Sharp ca. 1849 - 1889 *William Sugars 1889 - 1895 (afterwards station master at Tibshelf) *A.W. Kingdom 1895 - 1897 (formerly station master at Little Eaton) *John Lewis Shannon 1897 - 1900 (afterwards station master at Ashwell, Kegworth, assistant station master at Derby, then station master at Nottingham, Sheffield and finally London St Pancras) *Frederick H. Shelton 1900 - ca. 1911 *M. Shilion ca. 1914 *J.H. Roberts ca. 1928 (also station master at Brooksby) *Luke Randolph Benson ca. 1933 - 1942 (also station master at Brooksby)

References

Disused railway stations in Leicestershire Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951 1846 establishments in England {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub