Woodville railway station (England)

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	52.7683°N 1.5272°W / 52.7683; -1.5272
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	Midland Railway
Key dates
1 May 1883	first station opened
1884	resited
6 October 1947	closed to passenger services
1964	closed to freight traffic

Opening

The 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

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-on-Trent and Nuneaton.

Closure

Regular passenger services were withdrawn from the line in 1947 but Summer Saturday service to Blackpool continued until 8 September 1962. The line remained in use for industrial traffic until 1964 when the line was closed and dismantled in 1965.

Present day

There 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

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

References

• "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.