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The original Burton on Trent station was opened in 1839 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden, meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London. The station originally consisted of a hut and an adjacent level crossing. A more substantial two-storey building was later constructed. [1]
The last train was the 20:12 Tutbury-Burton service on 11 June 1960. The last train to use the line was a short freight hauled by a diesel shunter. The track remained in place for some years afterwards, until well into the 1970s.
However, as a result of the failure of the Burton upon Trent–Leicester development to go ahead, it is a curious anomaly, separated from the Ivanhoe line scheme. A similar anomaly lies at the eastern (Leicester) end of the line, along the Leicester-Loughborough main line, where three stations were reopened as a planned first phase of full ...
If given the go-ahead, the tram trains could take passengers on the existing Ivanhoe freight line and the Worcester to Derby Main Line Railway between Stourbridge and Burton." This was among the support for reopening the Leicester to Burton upon Trent line which closed in the 1960s along with the South Staffordshire Line.
The Midland opened line through Kirby Muxloe in 1849, though Kirby Muxloe station did not open until 1859. [1] The following year the Midland opened its line from Coalville Town to Burton-on-Trent, making the line through Kirby Muxloe part of its through route between Leicester and Burton-on-Trent. British Railways closed Kirby Muxloe station ...
There was a branch from Swadlincote and Woodville to Gresley railway station at Castle Gresley which opened on 24 September 1906. The journey time from Ashby-de-la-Zouch to the terminus in Burton on Trent was a minimum of 64 minutes and a 10-minute interval service was offered, requiring 17 vehicles.
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 census , it had a population of 76,270.
The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1901. The line itself dated back to 1848, and from 1878, was shared by the Great Northern Railway with its GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension. Although the correct name is "Clay Mills", both companies referred to it as one word. The station was built of timber throughout.