Woodville railway station is a former railway station on the Swadlincote Loop Line which served the village of Woodville, Derbyshire, England.
Woodville (Derbyshire) railway station | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station in 2018 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Woodville, South Derbyshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°46′06″N 1°31′38″W / 52.7683°N 1.5272°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1883[1] | first station opened |
| 1884 | resited |
| 6 October 1947 | closed to passenger services |
| 1964 | closed to freight traffic |
Opening
editThe first station to serve Woodville was located on the Hartshorne Road. With the opening of the Swadlincote Loop Line a new station was opened further south of the first station which became a goods station. There was also a railway station in the Castle Gresley settlement quite a distance from the village. 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
editThe 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-on-Trent and Nuneaton.
Closure
editRegular passenger services were withdrawn from the line in 1947 but Summer Saturday service to Blackpool continued until 8 September 1962.[2] The line remained in use for industrial traffic until 1964 when the line was closed and dismantled in 1965.
Present day
editThere is not much evidence left of the Woodville section of Swadlincote Loop Line. It has mostly been built on by housing and turned into footpaths. The original station is now in use for an industrial company. The second station has since been demolished and built on. The trackbed to Moira is traceable but mostly lost under development.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swadlincote Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Swadlincote Loop Line |
Moira Line and station closed |
Map
edit- "Image: LeicesterLine.png, (312 × 438 px)". burton-on-trent.org.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
References
edit- "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.