Belgrave And Birstall Railway Station

Belgrave and Birstall railway station was a railway station opened by the Great Central Railway in 1899. It served the villages of Belgrave and Birstall in Leicestershire. It closed in 1963. In 1991 Leicester North railway station was opened immediately to the south of Belgrave and Birstall railway station by the preserved Great Central heritage railway and is representative of the 1960s when the line was under control of British Railways Midland Region and when opened is the southern terminus of the railway. Route descriptionCurving south of milepost 99, the line continues to climb at the ruling 1 in 176 gradient . After passing over an original farm occupation crossing, it passes under the new Leicester bypass road before straightening and leveling out as far as milepost 100 . Turning sharply to the west, the railway falls as it approaches the outskirts of Leicester. Shortly after passing under the redundant bridge 361, an ancient right-of-way crosses the trackbed on the level, though only for pedestrian traffic. The final descent into Leicester North station first cuts deeply beneath Park Road before the formation widens to accommodate the former running lines to pass between each of the Belgrave and Birstall station bridge arches.

Belgrave and Birstall railway station was a railway station opened by the Great Central Railway in 1899. It served the villages of Belgrave and Birstall in Leicestershire. It closed in 1963. In 1991 Leicester North railway station was opened immediately to the south of Belgrave and Birstall railway station by the preserved Great Central heritage railway and is representative of the 1960s when the line was under control of British Railways Midland Region and when opened is the southern terminus of the railway. Route descriptionCurving south of milepost 99, the line continues to climb at the ruling 1 in 176 gradient . After passing over an original farm occupation crossing, it passes under the new Leicester bypass road before straightening and leveling out as far as milepost 100 . Turning sharply to the west, the railway falls as it approaches the outskirts of Leicester. Shortly after passing under the redundant bridge 361, an ancient right-of-way crosses the trackbed on the level, though only for pedestrian traffic. The final descent into Leicester North station first cuts deeply beneath Park Road before the formation widens to accommodate the former running lines to pass between each of the Belgrave and Birstall station bridge arches.