Desford railway station

Desford
Location
Place	Newtown Unthank
Area	North West Leicestershire
Coordinates	52°37′55″N 1°16′59″W / 52.632°N 1.283°W / 52.632; -1.283Coordinates: 52°37′55″N 1°16′59″W / 52.632°N 1.283°W / 52.632; -1.283
Grid reference	SK486041
Operations
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
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Desford railway station was a railway station in Leicestershire, England on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, which later became part of the Midland Railway's Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. The station was about 0.6 miles (1 km) northeast of Desford village, close to the hamlet of Newtown Unthank.

British Railways closed the station in 1964 but the line remains open for freight traffic.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ratby Line and station closed		Midland Railway Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line		Merry Lees Line open, station closed
Kirby Muxloe Line open, station closed