Sawley railway station explained

Sawley
Status:Disused
Borough:Breaston, Erewash
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:Midland Counties Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:4 June 1839
Events:First opened
Years1:30 June 1840 approx
Events1:renamed Sawley
Years2:1 December 1930
Events2:Closed [1]

Sawley railway station was a station at Breaston in Derbyshire.

History

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.

Bibliography

52.8908°N -1.3131°W

Notes and References

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