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.
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General information | |
Location | Barrow-upon-Soar, Borough of Charnwood England |
Grid reference | SK577172 |
Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BWS |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
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1840 | Opened |
4 March 1968 | Closed |
27 May 1994 | Reopened |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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]
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.
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.
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Following station | ||
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East Midlands Railway Ivanhoe Line Monday-Saturday only |
Railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland | |||
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Birmingham–Peterborough line |
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Ivanhoe line | |||
Midland Main Line |
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Nottingham–Grantham line |
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Battlefield Line Railway |
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Great Central Railway |
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