Opening
The first station to serve Swadlincote was in the nearby Castle Gresley settlement quite a distance from the town. 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 and Swadlincote. The through services ran from to but there were also services to and .Closure
The line suffered from the effects of the Second World War, and as a result regular passenger services were withdrawn from the line in 1947, but Summer Saturday service to Blackpool continued until 8 September 1962.Passengers No More by L.Dench and G.Daniels page 77 The line remained in use for industrial traffic until 1964 when the line was closed and dismantled in 1965.Present day
Swadlincote railway station site is now occupied by a fire station. The trackbed towards Woodville now a retail park and towards Burton is mostly intact.Map
*References
* *{{cite web, url=http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/routes/swadlincote.html, website=forgottenrelics.co.uk, title=The Swadlincote Loop, accessdate=15 November 2018 Disused railway stations in Derbyshire Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1851 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1947 Swadlincote