Barton and Walton railway station

Barton and Walton
Barton and Walton in 1962
General information
Location	Barton-under-Needwood, East Staffordshire England
Coordinates	52°45′42″N1°41′48″W / 52.7616°N 1.6967°W / 52.7616; -1.6967
Grid reference	SK205182
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 August 1839	Opened
5 August 1958	Closed [1] [ page needed ]
Location

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.

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.

External links

• The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway