Melbourne railway station was a station at Kings Newton that served the adjacent town of Melbourne, Derbyshire, England.

Melbourne
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	52.829°N 1.415°W / 52.829; -1.415
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22 September 1930	Passenger service withdrawn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

History

It was opened in 1868 as the terminus of a Midland Railway branch from Derby Midland.[1] In 1874 it became a through station as the line was extended to a junction on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line near Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

In 1930 passenger services were withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, was using the line only for freight services.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 Railways closed the line[1] and by the 1990s the track had been dismantled. The trackbed through the former station is now part of National Cycle Route 6.

Stationmasters

• Alexander McCall 1869 - 1875[2] (afterwards station master at Manton)
• W. Blackshaw from 1875[2] - 1891[3]
• G. Barker 1891 - 1898[3] (formerly station master at Cumwhinton, afterwards station master at Stoke Works)
• John Henry Goodliffe 1898[3] - 1929[4]
• William Arthur Ofield 1929 - 1935[5] (formerly station master at Weston on Trent)
• J.W. Hardy 1936 - 1937[6] (afterwards station master at Shepshed)
• Andrew McLennan 1937 - 1938[7] (formerly station master at East Ham, afterwards station master at Staveley, Westmorland)
• A. Robinson 1938 - 1939[8] (afterwards station master at Worthington)

Route

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