Stretton and Claymills railway station

Stretton and Claymills railway station is a former railway station in Stretton, near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.

It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1901.

The line itself dated back to 1848, and, from 1878 was shared by the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) with its Derbyshire Extension. Although the correct name is "Clay Mills", both companies referred to it as one word.

The station was built of timber throughout. There was a small booking office and general and ladies’ waiting rooms on main platform, with an open-fronted shelter on the other. Access was by inclined ramps from the road way outside. The LMS rebuilt the platforms in concrete, halving them to 150 foot.

The station closed in 1949 but remained intact until it was demolished 1964, goods traffic continuing until the following year. However, since then the line has been removed and the cutting in which it was built was completely filled in. [Higginson, M., (1989) "The Friargate Line:Derby and the Great Northern Railway," Derby: Golden Pingle Publishing]

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