Snarestone railway station

52°40′45″N 1°29′54″W / 52.6793°N 1.4984°W / 52.6793; -1.4984Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyAshby and Nuneaton Joint RailwayPre-groupingAshby and Nuneaton Joint RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 Sept 1873Station opened13 April 1931Station closed to passengers7 August 1967Station closed to goods

Snarestone railway station is a disused railway station that formerly served the village of Snarestone, North West Leicestershire from 1873 to 1931.^[1] The station was on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. The station building has since been demolished but the station master's house and goods shed survive as private dwellings. Platforms are also evident but inaccessible.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Measham Line and station closed		Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway		Shackerstone Line closed, station open

References

External links

• http://www.midlandrailway.org.uk/occasional-papers/donisthorpe/
• http://www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk/ANJR/Hdonisthorpe_station.htm
• http://podahistory.blogspot.com/2014/07/donisthorpe-railway-station.html