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Belgrave and Birstall railway station was a railway station opened by the Great Central Railway in 1899.It served the villages of Belgrave and Birstall in Leicestershire. It closed in 1963. In 1991 Leicester North railway station was opened immediately to the south of ''Belgrave and Birstall railway station'' by the preserved Great Central heritage railway and is representative of the 1960s when the line was under control of British Railways Midland Region and when opened is the southern terminus of the railway. == Route description == Curving south of milepost 99, the line continues to climb at the ruling 1 in 176 gradient (10 yards per mile). After passing over an original farm occupation crossing (structure 359), it passes under the new Leicester bypass road (see ''history'' section) before straightening and leveling out as far as milepost 100 (shortly after overbridge 360). Turning sharply to the west, the railway falls as it approaches the outskirts of Leicester. Shortly after passing under the redundant bridge 361 (blocked off on one side), an ancient right-of-way crosses the trackbed on the level, though only for pedestrian traffic. The final descent into ''Leicester North'' station first cuts deeply beneath Park Road (bridge 362) before the formation widens to accommodate the former running lines to pass between each of the ''Belgrave and Birstall'' station bridge arches.〔(Original surveyor's plan of ''Belgrave and Birstall station'' ), ()〕 ''Leicester North'' station consists of a long main platform along the western side of the line and short bay platform on the east. These are joined by a concourse, and between them a simple run-round loop with short spur-siding arrangement allows a slight flexibility in train operation, although services are usually operated under 'One engine in steam' principles. A single short building provides basic services, including a booking office and refreshment servery, a waiting room, and toilet facilities (see ''history'' section). Still clearly visible at the station is the walled recess in which sat the signalbox and lamp room, as well as the bricked-up entrance archway of the old ''Belgrave and Birstall'' station. The current bufferstops fall at approximately the 100.75 milepost. Immediately south of here, the formation has been removed to allow the construction of the Leicester Western Distributor road, although a footbridge running close to the alignment of the former trackbed carries pedestrians to Thurcaston road, over which the line used to pass. The bridge here was removed in September 1979 although the southern abutment remains.〔(General state of station buildings (1976); and state post partial demolition (1981); Thurcaston Road bridge demolition (1979) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belgrave and Birstall railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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