Rothley station was built as a part of the Great Central Railway's London Extension and opened to passengers on 15 March 1899. The station was built to the standard London Extension country station pattern of a single large 'island' platform between the two running lines, on which stood the station buildings, including ticket office and waiting rooms. The platform at Rothley measures 441 feet (134 m) long and 33 feet (10 m) wide at its widest point.[6] Access is made by descending a flight of stairs from a road bridge (structure number 354) that crosses the line. Rothley station was built partly in a cutting at the north end (across which the bridge 354 crosses) and on an embankment at the south end. A modest goods yard with a goods shed, weigh bridge and coal store were provided on the east side of the station, with train and shunting movements controlled from a signal box a little to the south of station on the west side of the main running lines. A station master's house at the north eastern corner of the site watches over the station from on top of the banks. The station closed on 4 March 1963 although trains continued to pass through until the line closed in 1969. #Central #Great #Leicestershire #Railway #Rothley #Station
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