Snells Nook Halt railway station

Coordinates: 52°45′44″N 1°15′46″W / 52.7621°N 1.2627°W / 52.7621; -1.2627
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Snells Nook Halt
General information
LocationLoughborough, Charnwood
England
Coordinates52°45′44″N 1°15′46″W / 52.7621°N 1.2627°W / 52.7621; -1.2627
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCharnwood Forest Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 April 1907 (1907-04-02)Station opened
13 April 1931 (1931-04-13)Station closed

Snells Nook Halt railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway. Near the village of Nanpantan, on the outskirts of Loughborough, Leicestershire.

It opened on 2 April 1907[1] as a stop on the line between Loughborough Derby Road and Coalville East.

The halt closed on 13 April 1931 when passenger services on the line were withdrawn.[2] Today, nothing remains of the halt but the line is still traceable.[3][4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Longcliffe Hotel, Nanpantan. Easter Holidays 1907". Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News. England. 28 March 1907. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Stations closing to passengers". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 8 April 1931. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Snells Nook Halt Railway Station". www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site". www.geocaching.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ "England's Lost Country Houses | Garendon Hall". www.lostheritage.org.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ^ "The Charnwood Forest Railway". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

Route[edit]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shepshed
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Charnwood Forest Railway
  Loughborough Derby Road
Line and station closed