Melbourne railway station (United Kingdom)
Melbourne | |||||
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Stone bridge crossing the site of Melbourne station. The branch's trackbed has become the Cloud Trail footpath. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kings Newton, South Derbyshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°49′44″N 1°24′54″W / 52.829°N 1.415°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK395260 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 September 1868 | Station opened as terminus | ||||
| 1874 | Line extended and Melbourne becomes through station | ||||
| 22 September 1930 | Passenger service withdrawn | ||||
| 1939 | Station becomes Melbourne Military Railway depot | ||||
| 1945 | Line returned to LMS | ||||
| 21 May 1980 | Line closed to freight traffic | ||||
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Melbourne railway station was a station at Kings Newton that served the adjacent town of Melbourne, Derbyshire, England.