Syston railway station
Syston railway station (/ˈsaɪstən/ (
Syston  | |
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 Station platform, looking north. The fast lines are on the left; the slow line is on the right. The line to Peterborough branches off to the right in the background. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Syston |
| Local authority | Borough of Charnwood |
| Grid reference | SK621111 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SYS |
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2014/15 |  |
| 2015/16 | |
| 2016/17 | |
| 2017/18 |  |
| 2018/19 | |
| History | |
| 5 May 1840 | Opened |
| 4 March 1968 | Closed |
| 27 May 1994 | Reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Syston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
Early history
The station was opened on 5 May 1840 as a minor intermediate station on the Midland Counties Railway line from Leicester to Nottingham and Derby.[1] Shortly afterwards, the Midland Counties merged with the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
Syston became a junction station on 1 September 1846 with the opening of the Syston and Peterborough Railway to Melton Mowbray, which was extended in 1848 to Peterborough.[2] The north to east curve was opened in 1854.
A replacement station was opened in 1874 when the Midland Main Line was increased from two to four tracks.[3]
Closure
The station closed on 4 March 1968.[4] The station building, having been hidden by fencing for many years, was later dismantled and rebuilt at Midland Railway - Butterley with the help of David Wilson Homes, who erected a housing estate over the old station land in 2006.
Reopening
The station reopened on 27 May 1994 as part of phase one of the Ivanhoe Line. It is served hourly in both directions by East Midlands Railway local services, running between Leicester and Lincoln via Loughborough, Nottingham and Newark. There is no Sunday service.[5]
Express trains do not stop at Syston, as the single platform is on the bidirectional "slow" line, adjacent to the main line. Trains on the line to and from Peterborough do not call at the station either, although it is possible for them to do so.
Network Rail adopted a Route Utilisation Strategy for freight in 2007[6] which will create a new cross country freight route from Peterborough (East Coast Main Line) to Nuneaton (West Coast Main Line). One of the next stages (around 2013) will create additional lines through Leicester during a re-signalling scheme, during this time Syston station will be rebuilt.[7]
Services
There is an hourly service between Leicester and Nottingham on Monday to Saturday. There is no Sunday Service. Services are formed using diesel multiple units of class 153, 156 or 158
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands Railway Ivanhoe Line | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Humberstone Road Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Midland Main Line |
Sileby Line and station open | ||
| Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough |
Rearsby Line open, station closed | |||
References
- Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
- Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
- British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
- Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
- Table 53 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- "Route Utilisation Strategy > Freight".
- "East Midlands". Network Rail. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Syston railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Syston railway station from National Rail