- Rushcliffe Halt
Rushcliffe Halt is a railway station serving the north of
East Leake , and is the only survivingGreat Central Railway London Extension station with twin platforms (as opposed to the standard 'island' platform). The stations was built as a later addition to the railway, opening in 1911 to serve the adjacentRushcliffe Golf Club . Later, sidings would be added to serve the nearbygypsum works. The station closed to passengers in 1963 as part of the famousBeeching Axe , although freight continued to serveBritish Gypsum until the early 1980s.During the 1990s, the line and station entered preservation. In 2000 freight trains to the gypsum works resumed and in 2003 a regular passenger service was restored to the station.
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