Lowesby railway station (originally Loseby) was a railway station serving the villages of Lowesby and Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire, England on the Great Northern Railway Leicester branch.
Overview The station opened in 1882 (as Loseby) and was one of two stations serving Tilton, the other being Tilton station. For Tilton villagers travelling to Leicester, however, Lowesby station was preferred, because it was nearer by public footpath (1 mile vs 1.2 miles), had more trains, and because the train journey was 2.5 miles shorter and therefore cheaper. Reflecting this, several commuter trains from Leicester terminated at Lowesby, although these were withdrawn in 1916 together with the Leicester to Peterborough trains. The station was renamed Lowesby in 1916.
The station closed to regular traffic in 1953, although summer excursion trains to Skegness and Mablethorpe continued until the end of the 1962 season.British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16 To the east of the station was Marefield Junction.
Train Timetable for April 1910 The table below shows the train departures from Lowesby in April 1910.Bradshaw's Railway Guide, April 1910 DepartureGoing toCalling atArrivalOperator07.22Peterborough NorthTilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North08.48GNR07.52Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road08.15GNR07.54GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham09.10GNR08.34Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road08.55GNR09.22GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Grantham10.28GNR10.07Newark NorthgateJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Cotham, Newark Northgate11.10GNR10.18 (Mon & Wed)Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road10.43GNR10.38Peterborough NorthTilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North12.06GNR10.59Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road11.22GNR11.26 (Mon & Wed)GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Grantham12.50GNR12.13Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road12.36GNR12.56GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham14.12GNR13.50Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road14.15GNR15.48Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road16.10GNR16.02GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham17.15GNR16.23Peterborough NorthTilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Peterborough North17.46GNR16.24Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road16.47GNR18.03GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Grantham19.15GNR19.01 (Wed only)TiltonTilton19.06GNR19.02Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road19.25GNR19.36Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road19.59GNR21.00Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road21.23GNR23.22Melton Mowbray NorthJohn O'Gaunt, Melton Mowbray North23.38GNR
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