Sawley railway station

Sawley railway station was a station at Breaston in Derbyshire.

Sawley
The site of the station in 2022
General information
LocationBreaston, Erewash
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Counties Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 June 1839First opened
30 June 1840 approxrenamed Sawley
1 December 1930Closed [1]

History

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It was opened as Breaston in 1839 for the Midland Counties Railway, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.

The third station from Nottingham was soon named Sawley to prevent confusion with Beeston.

It was far from both settlements, and when Draycott was opened in 1852 and, particularly, Sawley Junction in 1888, it became superfluous and was closed in 1930.

The line is now part of the Midland Main Line between Long Eaton and Derby.

Services

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Draycott and Breaston
Line open, station closed
  Midland Railway
Midland Main Line
  Long Eaton
Line and station open

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.,

Bibliography

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  • The Nottingham and Derby Railway Companion, (1839) Republished 1979 with foreword by J.B.Radford, Derbyshire Record Society
  • Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.

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