History
It was opened in 1842 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway as Wilnecote and Fazeley, the name being shortened in 1904. In 1889, John William Leader, a corn merchant of Tamworth was killed at the station when crossing the tracks he was struck by an express from Derby.Stationmasters
In 1961 Brian A. Martin was appointed station master a few months after his twentieth birthday and was at the time the youngest station master on British Railways. *Joseph Passey ca. 1851 - 1860 *William Hunt 1860 - 1879 *G. Hull 1879 *A. Withers 1879 - 1880 *William Headford 1880 - 1888 (formerly station master at Great Glen) *George E. Cookson 1888 - 1899 (formerly station master at Finedon) *Samuel Allanach 1900 - 1906 (afterwards station master at West Bridge, Leicester) *Henry Molineux 1906 - 1908 *George Parker 1908 - 1931 *Percy Jackson 1931 - 1932 (formerly station master at Church Gresley) *Walter J. Crisp 1932 - 1933 *Noel Manton 1933 - 1940 (formerly station master at Borrowash, afterwards station master at Oakham) *F.A. Brown from 1940 *Brian A. Martin from 1961Services
Wilnecote is served by the hourly