Merry Lees railway station
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Merry Lees was a railway station on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
in Leicestershire
. It was opened in 1832 and closed in 1871.
The Leicester and Swannington Railway
opened the first Merry Lees station on 18 July 1832. The Midland Railway
took over the line in 1845 and replaced the station with a second one 150 yard to the north on 27 March 1848.
This station closed on 27 March 1848 when it was replaced by a second station, 135 metres north of the original location. The Midland renamed the station Merrylees station some time thereafter, and closed it on 1 March 1871. For the entire period from 1832 to 1871 the station was run by a station mistress, Mary Argyle.
Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
The Leicester to Burton-Upon-Trent Line is a freight-only railway line in England linking the Midland Main Line south of to the Cross Country Route at...
in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
. It was opened in 1832 and closed in 1871.
The Leicester and Swannington Railway
Leicester and Swannington Railway
The Leicester and Swannington Railway was one of England's first railways, being opened on 17 July 1832 to bring coal from collieries in west Leicestershire to Leicester.-Overview:...
opened the first Merry Lees station on 18 July 1832. The Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
took over the line in 1845 and replaced the station with a second one 150 yard to the north on 27 March 1848.
This station closed on 27 March 1848 when it was replaced by a second station, 135 metres north of the original location. The Midland renamed the station Merrylees station some time thereafter, and closed it on 1 March 1871. For the entire period from 1832 to 1871 the station was run by a station mistress, Mary Argyle.