Broughton Astley railway station was a railway station serving Broughton Astley in Leicestershire, England.
The station was opened on 30 June 1840 on the Midland Counties Railway main line to . In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
Originally named Broughton, the station was renamed several times: on 1 July 1845 it became Broughton Astley, reverting to the original name on 1 October 1870, but became Broughton Astley permanently from 15 September 1879.
In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line south to and the – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations, including Broughton Astley which closed on 1 January 1962.
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