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'''Burton upon Trent railway station''' serves the town of [[Burton upon Trent]], [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]. On the station's own signs and in the eyes of [[National Rail]], the station is known as "Burton on Trent".
'''Burton upon Trent railway station''' serves the town of [[Burton upon Trent]], [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]. On the station's own signs and in the eyes of [[National Rail]], the station is known as "Burton on Trent".



Revision as of 20:20, 28 August 2007

Burton upon Trent
General information
LocationEast Staffordshire
Managed byCentral Trains Citylink
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBUT
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Burton upon Trent railway station serves the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. On the station's own signs and in the eyes of National Rail, the station is known as "Burton on Trent".

Facilities

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 also from a single television screen, yet the latter device does not update itself when delays occur. These are instead relayed to passengers through announcements by station staff over a tannoy.

Services

The station is situated on the North East - South West CrossCountry line, between the principal cities of Derby and Birmingham.

The station's operator is Central Trains.

Future

There have long been plans in place to to reopen the now freight-only line Burton - Leicester former Ivanhoe Line line for passenger use. However, a lack of enthusiasm in both local and national government has seen the project falter and now it lies neglected in the shadows.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Tamworth   Central Trains
Cardiff-Nottingham
  Willington
Limited Service
Tamworth   Virgin Trains
Cross-Country Route
  Derby
Terminus   Midland Mainline
Peak-time services
  Willington
Limited Service