Trains at: Sileby, MML, 21/02/26. Feat. Hull Trains 802301
The original station was opened by the Midland Counties Railway in 1840.
When the station was built along with the line it subsequently split the village in two with a very impressive stone bridge.
The original station wasn't without its faults though, in 1897 the residents of the village were lobbying for better facilities at the station, they were basic at best when the station was first opened.
By this time the Midland Counties Railway had been amalgamated into the Midlands Railway.
In 1910 the local council raised a petition highlighting five crucial areas that they felt needed resolving rather urgently.
These were; 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.
It would be another two years before the council heard back from the Railway, agreeing that the changes would be made.
The station was eventually closed in 1968 and wasn't reopened until 1994.
As a result there are no signs of the original station with the exception of the station house.
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