Melbourne railway station
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Melbourne railway station was a station at Kings Newton
that served the adjacent town of Melbourne, Derbyshire
, England
. It was opened in 1868 as the terminus of a Midland Railway
branch from . In 1874 it became a through station as the line was extended to a junction on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
near .
In 1930 Melbourne still had a passenger service but by 1939 it had been withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
, was using the line only for freight services. During the Second World War the line became the Melbourne Military Railway
and Melbourne station became its headquarters. In 1945 the War Department returned the line and station to the LMS.
In 1980 British Rail
ways closed the line and by the 1990s the track had been dismantled. The trackbed through the former station is now part of National Cycle Route 6.
Kings Newton
Kings Newton is a village in South Derbyshire. The Holy well was constructed around 1660, but has been refurbished at the end of the twentieth century.-History:...
that served the adjacent town of Melbourne, Derbyshire
Melbourne, Derbyshire
Melbourne is a Georgian market town in South Derbyshire, England. It is about 8 miles south of Derby and 2 miles from the River Trent. In 1837 a then tiny settlement in Australia was named after William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Queen Victoria's first Prime Minister, and thus indirectly takes...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was opened in 1868 as the terminus of a Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
branch from . In 1874 it became a through station as the line was extended to a junction on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
The Leicester to Burton-Upon-Trent Line is a freight-only railway line in England linking the Midland Main Line south of to the Cross Country Route at...
near .
In 1930 Melbourne still had a passenger service but by 1939 it had been withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
, was using the line only for freight services. During the Second World War the line became the Melbourne Military Railway
Melbourne Military Railway
thumb|[[Buffer stop]]s by [[Isley Walton]] RoadThe Melbourne Military Railway was a military railway in Derbyshire used by British Army and Allied engineers during the Second World War from 1939 until late 1944 to prepare them for the invasion of mainland Europe...
and Melbourne station became its headquarters. In 1945 the War Department returned the line and station to the LMS.
In 1980 British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
ways closed the line and by the 1990s the track had been dismantled. The trackbed through the former station is now part of National Cycle Route 6.