Barton and Walton railway station

Barton and Walton railway station 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
Location
Place	Barton-under-Needwood
Area	East Staffordshire
Coordinates	52.7616°N 1.6967°W / 52.7616; -1.6967
Grid reference	SK205182
Operations
Original company	Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
12 August 1839	Opened
5 August 1958	Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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

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.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Branston(Staffs) Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway		Croxall Line open, station closed
		London and North Western Railway South Staffordshire Line		Alrewas Line open, station closed

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (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.
2. Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing

External links

• The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway