Swadlincote railway station

Swadlincote railway station
Swadlincote station site, now occupied by a fire station and the former tunnel on the left is all that remains
General information
Location	Swadlincote, South Derbyshire England
Coordinates	52.775406°N 1.557531°W / 52.775406; -1.557531
Grid reference	SK299198
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	Midland Railway
Key dates
2 October 1851 (1851-10-02)	opened
6 October 1947	closed to passenger services
1964	closed to freight traffic

Swadlincote railway station was a station that served the town of Swadlincote, South Derbyshire. The station was located off Midland Road near the present day fire station which now occupies the station site. There is also a new build housing estate nearby called "Old Railway Mews".

Opening

The first station to serve Swadlincote was in the nearby Castle Gresley settlement quite a distance from the town. This section was authorised under the Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Alteration) Act of 1846 and although recorded as opening to passengers in 1851 much of the line had been completed by as early as September 1849.

Usage

The line was more for industrial use for the local mines and collieries but was also used for passenger services with stations at both Woodville and Swadlincote. The through services ran from Leicester West Bridge to Swannington but there were also services to Burton-upon-Trent and Nuneaton.

Closure

The line suffered from the effects of the Second World War, and as a result regular passenger services were withdrawn from the line in 1947, but Summer Saturday service to Blackpool continued until 8 September 1962.[1] The line remained in use for industrial traffic until 1964 when the line was closed and dismantled in 1965.

Present day

Swadlincote railway station site is now occupied by a fire station. The trackbed towards Woodville now a retail park and towards Burton is mostly intact.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Burton-on-Trent Line and station closed		Midland Railway Swadlincote Loop Line		Woodville Line and station closed

Map

• "Image: LeicesterLine.png, (312 × 438 px)". burton-on-trent.org.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

References

1. Passengers No More by L.Dench and G.Daniels page 77

• "Burton on Trent Local History » Branch Lines". burton-on-trent.org.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
• "The Swadlincote Loop". forgottenrelics.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2018.