Willington railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Willington |
| Local authority | South Derbyshire |
| Coordinates | 52°51′14″N 1°33′47″W / 52.854°N 1.563°WCoordinates: 52°51′14″N 1°33′47″W / 52.854°N 1.563°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WIL |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains (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 * |  11,699 |
| 2005/06 * | 13,971 |
| 2006/07 * | 14,705 |
| 2007/08 * | 17,835 |
| 2008/09 * |  17,090 |
| 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 Willington from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Willington railway station serves the village of Willington in Derbyshire, England. The station is 10 km (6¼ miles) south west of Derby on the Derby to Birmingham New Street line.
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.
For a time it was known also as Repton and Willington with a notice on the platform: "Alight here for Repton School".[1]
It closed for goods in 1964 and for passengers in 1968. The present station was constructed in the mid 1990s.
It is planned that both platforms will be extended by up to 16 metres by no later than 2012.[2]
[edit] Services
All services are operated by CrossCountry. East Midlands Trains operate the station but none of their trains call here. The present station was constructed in the mid 1990s. It is served only by a handful of Birmingham - Nottingham CrossCountry trains. East Midlands Trains used to run a couple of semi-fast services from Burton upon Trent to London St Pancras International. The last London service to call at Willington was on Saturday 13 September 2008. There is no Sunday service. Passengers for London must now change at Birmingham for Virgin Trains services to London Euston, at Tamworth for London Midland services to Euston or at Derby for the original East Midlands Trains services to London St Pancras International.
[edit] References
- ^ Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
- ^ "Network Rail CP4 Delivery Plan 2009 Enhancements programme: statement of scope, outputs and milestones". Network Rail. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documents/6182_Enhancements%20Document%20Dec%202009.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Willington railway station from National Rail
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