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Barrow-upon-Soar railway station serves the large village of Barrow-upon-Soar in Leicestershire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough, 108 miles 52 chains (174.9 km) north of London St Pancras.

Barrow-upon-Soar
General information
LocationBarrow-upon-Soar, Borough of Charnwood
England
Grid referenceSK577172
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBWS
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1840Opened
4 March 1968Closed
27 May 1994Reopened
Passengers
2016/17 87,792
2017/18 80,612
2018/19 91,964
2019/20 100,446
2020/21 23,794
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History


The first station at Barrow was opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.[1]

It was originally known simply as Barrow, but became Barrow-upon-Soar in 1871. When Quorn and Woodhouse was opened by the rival Great Central Railway on the opposite (western) side of Quorn, it became Barrow-upon-Soar and Quorn in 1899. Neither station, in fact, was ideally located for Quorn being about equidistant from its centre.

Barrow was the only station on the line to retain much of its original MCR architecture. However it was completely demolished following its closure in 1968.[2]

A new station was opened a little to the southeast of the original site on 27 May 1994 as part of phase one of the Ivanhoe Line.

In August 2016, a road bridge by the station partially collapsed during maintenance work, severely disrupting train services.[3]


Stationmasters



Facilities


The station is unstaffed and facilities are limited although there is a self-service ticket machine for ticket purchases as well as shelters and modern help points on both platforms. Bicycle storage is also available at the station.[9]

Step-free access is not available to either of the platforms at the station.


Services


All services at Barrow-upon-Soar are operated by East Midlands Railway using Class 153, 156 and 158 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[10][11]

Fast trains on the Midland Main Line pass by the station but do not stop.

The station is closed on Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
East Midlands Railway
Ivanhoe Line
Monday-Saturday only



References


  1. Higginson, M. (1989). The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey. Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
  2. Radford, B. (1983). Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby. London: Bloomsbury Books.
  3. "Network Rail staff 'started drilling moments before bridge collapse'". BBC News. England. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 146. 1914. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 485. 1871. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  6. "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 604. 1881. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  7. "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 550. 1899. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  8. "Stationmaster killed on line". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 4 July 1956. Retrieved 24 December 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Barrow-upon-Soar station information". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. Table 53 National Rail timetable, May 2020
  11. "May 2021 Timetable Changes - Barrow-upon-Soar". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 17 May 2021.





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