Melton Mowbray North railway station was a railway station in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway.
The station was built of red brick but with lavish ornamentation in the classical style. There were two platforms connected by a subway.
Opening The station opened on 1 September 1879 with services to Nottingham (London Road). The routes to Grantham and Newark and south to Market Harborough opened on 15 December.
Services Initially the main services were Northampton to Nottingham and Northampton to Newark, provided by the London and North Western Railway, and Melton to Grantham provided by the Great Northern Railway. Other services were attempted but were short lived.
The through Newark services were not a success and were withdrawn on 1 May 1882, replaced by connecting trains from Harby & Stathern in order to cut costs.
On 1 January 1883 the GNR opened their line from Marefield Junction, on the joint line to the south, to their new station at Leicester (Belgrave Road). The company then replaced their Melton to Grantham service with a through Leicester to Grantham service.
The Newark connections from Harby & Stathern were gradually withdrawn. In 1910 the service comprised one train each way between Leicester and Newark which interconnected with a Northampton to Nottingham train at Harby.Bradshaw's Railway Guide, April 1910 This service was withdrawn by 1922. Passengers to Newark then had to change at either Radcliffe-on-Trent or Grantham.
Closure Regular services ceased on 7 December 1953 but summer specials, mainly Leicester to Skegness or Mablethorpe, survived until 1962, and through goods traffic lasted until 1964. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 9 The East Midlands. Robin LeleuxForgotten Railways. The East Midlands. P Anderson
Since closure the station buildings and the nearby Scalford Road bridge have been demolished and replaced by retail units. However a short distance to the north, in Melton Country Park, the formation can be accessed. It can then be walked to just south of Scalford, mainly on an embankment.
Timetable for April 1910 The table below shows the train departures from Melton Mowbray North in April 1910. DepartureGoing toCalling atArrivalOperator07.30 (Wed)Nottingham London Rd Low LevelScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Barnstone, Bingham Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Netherfield, Nottingham London Rd Low Level09.06LNWR08.01Nottingham London Rd Low LevelScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Barnstone, Bingham Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Netherfield, Nottingham London Rd Low Level09.16LNWR08.16GranthamScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham09.10GNR08.53Northampton CastleGreat Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Tilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Market Harborough, Clipston & Oxendon, Kelmarsh, Lamport, Brixworth, Spratton, Pitsford & Brampton, Northampton Castle10.27LNWR09.42GranthamScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Grantham10.28GNR09.51London EustonJohn O'Gaunt, East Norton, Market Harborough, Northampton Castle, Bletchley (slip coach), London Euston12.35LNWR09.59 (Mon, Wed, Sat)Leicester Belgrave RoadGreat Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road10.43GNR10.27Newark NorthgateScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Cotham, Newark Northgate11.25GNR10.40Nottingham London Rd Low LevelHarby & Stathern, Barnstone, Bingham Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Netherfield, Nottingham London Rd Low Level11.25LNWR11.46Northampton CastleJohn O'Gaunt, Tilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Market Harborough, Clipston & Oxendon, Kelmarsh, Lamport, Brixworth, Spratton, Pitsford & Brampton, Northampton Castle13.29LNWR11.52 (Mon, Wed, Sat)Harby & StathernScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern12.10GNR11.54Leicester Belgrave RoadGreat Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road12.36GNR12.15Nottingham London Rd Low LevelHarby & Stathern (Change for Grantham), Barnstone, Bingham Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham London Rd Low Level12.55LNWR13.23GranthamScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham14.12GNR13.31Leicester Belgrave RoadGreat Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road14.15GNR14.50Nottingham London Rd Low LevelScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern (Change for Grantham), Barnstone, Bingham Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Netherfield, Nottingham London Rd Low Level15.45LNWR15.28Northampton CastleGreat Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Tilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Market Harborough, Clipston & Oxendon, Kelmarsh, Lamport, Brixworth, Spratton, Pitsford & Brampton, Northampton Castle17.01LNWR16.05Leicester Belgrave RoadGreat Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road16.47GNR16.18Nottingham London Rd Low LevelHarby & Stathern, Barnstone, Bingham Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Netherfield, Nottingham London Rd Low Level17.09LNWR16.28GranthamScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Grantham17.15GNR16.41London EustonJohn O'Gaunt, Market Harborough, Brixworth, Pitsford & Brampton, Northampton Castle, Bletchley, Leighton, Watford, Willesden Junction, London Euston19.40LNWR18.29GranthamScalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Grantham19.15GNR18.43Leicester Belgrave RoadGreat Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road19.25GNR18.56Northampton CastleGreat Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Tilton (Change for Leicester), East Norton, Hallaton, Market Harborough, Northampton Castle20.12LNWR19.15Nottingham London Rd Low LevelScalford, Harby & Stathern, Barnstone, Bingham Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Netherfield, Nottingham London Rd Low Level20.10LNWR20.40Leicester Belgrave RoadGreat Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Loseby, Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road21.23GNR
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