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Ullesthorpe railway station

Ullesthorpe railway station was a railway station serving Ullesthorpe in Leicestershire, England.

The station was opened on 30 June 1840 on the Midland Counties Railway main line to . In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.

Originally named Ullesthorpe, the station was renamed several times: on 1 May 1879 it became Ullesthorpe for Lutterworth, being amended to Ullesthorpe and Lutterworth on 1 August 1897 before reverting to the original name on 1 February 1930.

In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line south to and the – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations, including Ullesthorpe which closed on 1 January 1962.

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