| Burton-on-Trent | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Burton upon Trent |
| Local authority | East Staffordshire |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BUT |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains (though only served by CrossCountry) |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.560 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.614 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.655 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.682 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.668 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.683 million |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Burton-on-Trent from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Burton-on-Trent railway station serves the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. It was known as simply Burton until 1903 when it became Burton-on-Trent, by which it has been known for many years, in spite of the town's charter of 1878 which was for "Burton upon Trent".[1] The railway industry refers to the station as "Burton-on-Trent", by which it has been known for many years [1].
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The original station was 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. It was completely rebuilt about 150 yards further south in 1883 when the lines were quadrupled. It consisted of an island platform with bays at each end, with substantial brick buildings along its length. As now, this was reached by a flight of steps from road level, where there was a booking hall in "early English style, partly timbered". The station was rebuilt yet again in 1971.
As a centre for beer brewing, Burton generated a great deal of freight traffic. In fact Burton itself was criss-crossed by the lines of the brewery companies' private lines, with a plethora of level crossings. In 1870 a new locomotive shed was built to the south of the station. This consisted of a roundhouse built round a 42-foot (13 m) turntable. In 1892 another roundhouse was added, with a 50-foot (15 m) turntable. In 1923 these were replaced by 57-foot (17 m) and 55-foot (17 m) turntables respectively. Originally coded "2" by the Midland Railway, it became 17B in 1935. By 1948 it had 111 locomotives allocated to it, but with the arrival of diesel locomotives it became a sub-depot of Nottingham being renumbered 16F, and it closed in 1968.
During the summer and autumn of 2011, the station underwent a £700,000 refurbishment, including removal of asbestos, improved disabled facilities, improved lighting and refurbished waiting room. [2]
Access to the station is from the bridge on Borough Road that crosses the railway line. At road level, there is a small car park, a taxi rank/shop and the entrance to the station, which contains the ticket office. In order to reach the two platforms (Platform One is for Derby, Nottingham, London and the North, Platform Two is for Tamworth, Birmingham and the South), one must descend a broad staircase, one of the few remaining parts of the old station, which was all but demolished in the early 1970s.
Only a single building now stands at platform level (indeed, Burton is an island station, where the tracks run around a single platform), and this building incorporates a waiting room, toilets and a despatcher's office. Timetable information is available from destination boards and real time customer information screens with automated train announcements.
The station has the PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving.
The station is situated on the Cross Country Route, between the principal cities of Derby and Birmingham.
The station's operator is East Midlands Trains, although no East Midlands Trains trains call there. All of services are provided by CrossCountry, with trains between Cardiff Central, Birmingham, and Nottingham, as well as longer-distance services to destinations such as Bristol Temple Meads, Leeds and Newcastle.
East Midlands Trains used to run two direct return weekday services to London via Derby and Leicester along the Midland Main Line. These services ended at the December 2008 timetable change with the last service running on Saturday 13 December 2008.[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Tamworth | CrossCountry Cross Country Route |
Willington | ||
| Derby | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
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Line and station closed
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Great Northern Railway | Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Terminus | Midland Railway |
Line open, station closed
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| Branston Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway |
Willington | ||
It has been proposed in the past that the line between Burton and Leicester, known as the Ivanhoe Line, be reopened for passenger use. However, there are no current plans for this, and it is unlikely in the short-term.
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