Barton and Walton railway station

52°45′42″N 1°41′48″W / 52.7616°N 1.6967°W / 52.7616; -1.6967Grid referenceSK205182Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBirmingham and Derby Junction RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates12 August 1839Opened5 August 1958Closed^{[1][page needed]}

Barton and Walton railway station 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.

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

History

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, although an unadvertised train stopped on 11 September 1961.^[3]

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wichnor Junction Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Derby to Birmingham route		Branston Line open, station closed

References

External links

• The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway