Branston railway station (Staffordshire)

Branston
The location in 1962
Location
Place	Branston
Area	East Staffordshire
Coordinates	52°47′16″N 1°39′55″W / 52.7877°N 1.6653°W / 52.7877; -1.6653Coordinates: 52°47′16″N 1°39′55″W / 52.7877°N 1.6653°W / 52.7877; -1.6653
Grid reference	SK226211
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1 October 1889	Station opened
22 September 1930	Station closed[1]
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Branston railway station was a railway station serving the village of Branston in Staffordshire opened by the Midland Railway in 1889

It was between Tamworth and Burton upon Trent on the line originally built by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.^[2]

With the arrival of local bus services, it closed in 1930.

It should not be confused with Branston railway station (Lincolnshire) - a former station close to Lincoln.

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