Swannington railway station

Swannington railway station was a railway station at Swannington in North West Leicestershire, England.

Swannington
General information
Location	Swannington, North West Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52.736°N 1.394°W / 52.736; -1.394
Grid reference	SK410155
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leicester and Swannington Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1832	Leicester and Swannington Railway opened
1848	Burton-on-Trent line opened; second Swannington station replaces original terminus
18 June 1951	Station closed

Swannington has had two railway stations. The first opened in 1832 as the western terminus of the Leicester and Swannington Railway. Trains reached it via the Swannington Incline, which had a 1 in 17 gradient and was worked by a stationary engine.

The Midland Railway took over the line in 1845 and extended it westwards to Burton-on-Trent in 1848, creating the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. The extension avoided the Swannington Incline by taking a new alignment beginning from a junction east of Swannington near Coalville Town. The new line passed south of the original terminus and a new Swannington station was opened on it, leaving the original Swannington terminus to remain as a goods depot.

The second Swannington station was closed in 1951 but the line remains open for freight traffic.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Coalville Town Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line		Ashby de la Zouch Line open, station closed