Woodville railway station (England)

Woodville railway station is a former railway station on the Swadlincote Loop Line which served the village of Woodville, Derbyshire, England.

Opening
The first station to serve Woodville was located on the Hartshorne Road. With the opening of the Swadlincote Loop Line a new station was opened further south of the first station which became a goods station. There was also a railway station in the Castle Gresley settlement quite a distance from the village. This section was authorised under the Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Alteration) Act of 1846 and although recorded as opening to passengers in 1851 much of the line had been completed by as early as September 1849.

Usage
The line was more for industrial use for the local mines and collieries but was also used for passenger services with stations at both Woodville and Swadlincote. The through services ran from Leicester West Bridge to Swannington but there were also services to Burton-on-Trent and Nuneaton.

Closure
Regular passenger services were withdrawn from the line in 1947 but Summer Saturday service to Blackpool continued until 8 September 1962. The line remained in use for industrial traffic until 1964 when the line was closed and dismantled in 1965.

Present day
There is not much evidence left of the Woodville section of Swadlincote Loop Line. It has mostly been built on by housing and turned into footpaths. The original station is now in use for an industrial company. The second station has since been demolished and built on. The trackbed to Moira is traceable but mostly lost under development.