Barrow-upon-Soar railway station
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History
The first station at Barrow was opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.[1]
It was originally known simply as Barrow, but became Barrow-upon-Soar in 1871. When Quorn and Woodhouse was opened by the rival Great Central Railway on the opposite (western) side of Quorn, it became Barrow-upon-Soar and Quorn in 1899. Neither station, in fact, was ideally located for Quorn, being about equidistant from its centre.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Barrow was the only station on the line to retain much of its original MCR architecture. However, it was completely demolished following its closure in 1968.[2]
A new station was opened slightly to the southeast of the original site on 27 May 1994, as part of phase one of the Ivanhoe Line.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In August 2016, a road bridge by the station partially collapsed during maintenance work, severely disrupting train services.[3]
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and facilities are limited although there is a self-service ticket machine for ticket purchases as well as shelters and modern help points on both platforms. Bicycle storage is also available at the station.[4]
Step-free access is not available to either of the platforms at the station.
Services
All services at Barrow-upon-Soar are operated by East Midlands Railway using class 158 and class 170 DMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5][6]
- 1 tph to Leicester
- 1 tph to Lincoln via Nottingham of which 1 tp2h continues to Grimsby Town of which 2 tpd are extended to Cleethorpes
Fast trains on the Midland Main Line pass by the station but do not stop.
The station is closed on Sundays.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Railway Ivanhoe Line Monday-Saturday only | ||||
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References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Barrow-upon-Soar railway station from National Rail
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