Egginton Junction railway station

The first station serving the village of Egginton was Egginton railway station, opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849 with the opening on the line between Stoke-on-Trent and Derby at a location approximately 1⁄4 mile west of the later station. In January 1878 the Great Northern Railway opened on its GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension which made a junction with the NSR at Egginton. Initially there was no provision for GNR trains to stop at Egginton station so the two companies agreed to build a new station situated at the junction of the two lines. It was arranged in the angle of the junction, with platforms for the trains of both railways, and was opened on 1 July 1878.

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