Sileby railway station


Sileby railway station serves the industrial village of Sileby in Leicestershire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line, north of London St Pancras.

History

The original station was built in 1840 for the Midland Counties Railway, which in 1844 joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and [Derby Junction Railway] to form the Midland Railway.
The line cut the village in two connecting the halves with a substantial stone bridge.
There were complaints from local residents about the facilities provided at the station. In 1897 the parish council were petitioning the company for improvements, but the Midland Railway company were resistant. By 1910 the council raised a petition to the company to resolve five issues
  • The dangerous level crossing, stating the several accidents had been narrowly avoided.
  • The need of better accommodation for vehicular traffic. The number of vehicles using the station had increased and blocking of the road, especially by milk carts, was a danger as well as an inconvenience
  • The want of a comfortable waiting room on the up platform. There was only an open shelter with no provision for a fire in cold weather.
  • The lowness of the platforms, which were thought to be the cause of a passenger suffering a fractured ankle when alighting from a train.
  • The need for an entrance from Brook Street.
This time the council were more successful as early in 1912 they received a letter from the Railway Company confirming the improvements which would be made.
  • Access from King Street to the up platform without passengers having to cross the running lines.
  • Improved vehicular access to the station
  • The additional waiting room
  • Raising and lengthening the platforms
  • Footpath access from Brook Street.
The platform structures were of timber construction and very little remains of the original station apart from the station house.
It reopened on 27 May 1994 as part of phase one of the Ivanhoe Line.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and facilities are limited although there is a self-service ticket machine for ticket purchases and shelters on both platforms.
Step-free access is not available to either of the platforms at the station.

Services

All services at Sileby are operated by East Midlands Railway using Class 158 and 170 DMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
  • 1 tph to
  • 1 tph to
Fast trains on the Midland Main Line pass by the station but do not stop.
The station is closed on Sundays.