Cossington Gate railway station
Former railway station in Leicestershire, England
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Cossington Gate railway station was a small station serving Cossington village in Leicestershire.
LocationCossington, Borough of Charnwood
England
England
StatusDisused
Original companyMidland Counties Railway
1 December 1845Station opened
Cossington Gate | |||||
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| Location | Cossington, Borough of Charnwood England | ||||
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| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Counties Railway | ||||
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| 1 December 1845 | Station opened | ||||
| 29 September 1873 | Closed[1] | ||||
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It served the Midland Counties Railway, built in 1840, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.[2]
The station was associated with a level crossing - hence Cossington Gate. Station buildings were provided in 1846 looked after by the crossing keeper.
However, when the lines were quadrupled in 1873, the crossing was replaced by a bridge and the station closed.
