Barton and Walton railway station

Barton and Walton railway station 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.

Barton and Walton
Barton and Walton in 1962
General information
LocationBarton-under-Needwood, East Staffordshire
England
Coordinates52.7616°N 1.6967°W / 52.7616; -1.6967
Grid referenceSK205182
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBirmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 August 1839Opened
5 August 1958Closed[1]

The village of Walton-upon-Trent itself is in Derbyshire, but the station was in Staffordshire.

History

Pixton suggests that it was initially called Walton,[2] but Butt does not have any record. Originally it may have simply been a halt, but under the Midland Railway it acquired substantial brick buildings. The Midland would have had to rename it when it opened Walton in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough line. The station closed in 1958, although an unadvertised train stopped on 11 September 1961.[3]

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wichnor Junction
Line open, station closed
  Midland Railway
Derby to Birmingham route
  Branston
Line open, station closed

References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
  3. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 67. OCLC 931112387.


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