Uttoxeter is a stop on the
Crewe to
Derby Line in Staffordshire between
Tutbury & Hatton and
Blythe Bridge.
 |
| EMT 158 957 departs |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Crewe - Derby Line) |
| Station code: |
UTT |
| Opened: |
1881 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1881 [1]. This replaced three earlier stations opened between 1848 and 1849 (
Uttoxeter Bridge Street,
Uttoxeter Junction and
Uttoxeter Dove Bank). The station was also served by the Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway. The station had an engine shed which closed in 1964. After 1971 the station was unstaffed, the stone station buildings were demolished and replaced by the usual bus shelter type facilities. A new footbridge was built in 2013, direct access to the adjacent racecourse was also added [2].
The station is managed by East Midlands Railway with one train an hour in each direction between Crewe and
Newark Castle.
 |
| View down the platform towards Derby |
 |
| Colas 67 027 and friend head through the station |
 |
| Station footbridge |
 |
| Station view from the footbridge |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Derby to Stoke-on-Trent (Middleton Press, 2016) Fig. 28[2] Ibid Fig. 35
