Sileby railway station serves the industrial village of Sileby in Leicestershire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line, 106 mi 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 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. 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.

Station masters

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: Fast trains on the Midland Main Line pass by the station but do not stop. The station is closed on Sundays.