page_title: Broughton Astley railway station
hierarchical_section_title: Broughton Astley railway station
caption_attribution_description: English: Broughton Astley Station. View NE, towards Leicester; ex-Midland Leicester - Rugby line. The line had formerly been a useful route for coal traffic to London (Willesden), but was closed, with this station, completely on 1/1/62. One of the original stations opened in 1842 by the Midland Counties Railway.
context_page_description: Broughton Astley railway station was a railway station serving Broughton Astley in Leicestershire, England.
  The station was opened on 30 June 1840 on the Midland Counties Railway main line to Rugby. In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
  Originally named Broughton, the station was renamed several times: on 1 July 1845 it became Broughton Astley, reverting to the original name on 1 October 1870, but became Broughton Astley permanently from 15 September 1879.
  In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line south to Hitchin and the Leicester – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations, including Broughton Astley which closed on 1 January 1962.
context_section_description: Broughton Astley railway station was a railway station serving Broughton Astley in Leicestershire, England.
  The station was opened on 30 June 1840 on the Midland Counties Railway main line to Rugby. In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
  Originally named Broughton, the station was renamed several times: on 1 July 1845 it became Broughton Astley, reverting to the original name on 1 October 1870, but became Broughton Astley permanently from 15 September 1879.
  In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line south to Hitchin and the Leicester – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations, including Broughton Astley which closed on 1 January 1962.
caption: Looking north at Broughton Astley station in 1961
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