Lowesby railway station


Lowesby railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Lowesby and Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire, on the Great Northern Railway Leicester branch.

Overview

The station opened in 1882 and was one of two stations serving Tilton, the other being Tilton station. For Tilton villagers travelling to Leicester, however, Lowesby station was preferred, because it was nearer by public footpath, had more trains, and because the train journey was 2.5 miles shorter and therefore cheaper. Reflecting this, several commuter trains from Leicester terminated at Lowesby, although these were withdrawn in 1916 together with the Leicester to Peterborough trains. The station was renamed Lowesby in 1916.
The station closed to regular traffic in 1953, although summer excursion trains to Skegness and Mablethorpe continued until the end of the 1962 season. To the east of the station was Marefield Junction.

Train Timetable for April 1910

The table below shows the train departures from Lowesby in April 1910.
DepartureGoing toCalling atArrivalOperator
07.22Peterborough NorthTilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North08.48GNR
07.52Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road08.15GNR
07.54GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham09.10GNR
08.34Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road08.55GNR
09.22GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Grantham10.28GNR
10.07Newark NorthgateJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Cotham, Newark Northgate11.10GNR
10.18 Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road10.43GNR
10.38Peterborough NorthTilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North12.06GNR
10.59Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road11.22GNR
11.26 GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Grantham12.50GNR
12.13Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road12.36GNR
12.56GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham14.12GNR
13.50Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road14.15GNR
15.48Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road16.10GNR
16.02GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham17.15GNR
16.23Peterborough NorthTilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Peterborough North17.46GNR
16.24Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road16.47GNR
18.03GranthamJohn O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Grantham19.15GNR
19.01 TiltonTilton19.06GNR
19.02Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road19.25GNR
19.36Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road19.59GNR
21.00Leicester Belgrave RoadIngersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road21.23GNR
23.22Melton Mowbray NorthJohn O'Gaunt, Melton Mowbray North23.38GNR