Castle Donington line

Castle Donington line
Class 170 at the site of Castle Donington station
Overview
StatusNo regular passenger Services
OwnerNetwork Rail
Connecting linesNottingham–Lincoln line
Cross-Country Route
Midland main line
Former connectionsMelbourne line
StationsNone
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemNational Rail
History
Opened1869
Closed1930 (to regular passenger services)
Technical
Number of tracksTwo
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
standard gauge
ElectrificationNone
Castle Donington line
East Midlands Gateway
Rail Freight Interchange
Castle Donington and Shardlow
Weston on Trent

The Castle Donington line also known as Weston On Trent Branch Railway is a railway line in Derbyshire, England, that runs between Stenson Junction in the west and Sheet Stores Junction in the east[1] (just north of Trent Junction). There are no passenger services that serve this line regularly but passenger services are occasionally routed across it. Regular passenger services are routed via Derby. The line is regularly used by freight trains and serves the East Midlands Gateway freight interchange. There are no current passenger stations on the line which previously served stations at Castle Donington and Weston-on-Trent and also linked to the Melbourne Line.

The Castle Donington line offers a link between lines in the east including the Nottingham–Lincoln line and Midland Main Line joining just south of Long Eaton with lines in the west Cross-Country Route and Crewe–Derby line, linking just north of Willington. In both cases the links join heading south, thus permitting east-west travel avoiding Derby.

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