Syston railway station
Syston railway station serves the town of Syston, in Leicestershire, England. The station lies on the Midland Main Line between and, down the line from.
Early history
The station was opened on 5 May 1840 as a minor intermediate station on the Midland Counties Railway line between Leicester, Nottingham and. Shortly afterwards, the Midland Counties merged with the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.Syston became a junction station on 1 September 1846, with the opening of the Syston and Peterborough Railway to ; it was extended in 1848 to. The north to east curve was opened in 1854.
A replacement station was opened in 1874, when the Midland Main Line was increased from two to four tracks.
Closure
The station was closed on 4 March 1968. The station building, having been hidden by fencing for many years, was later dismantled and rebuilt at the Midland Railway - Butterley with the help of David Wilson Homes, which erected a housing estate over the old station land in 2006.Reopening
The station reopened on 27 May 1994, as part of phase one of the Ivanhoe Line.Express trains do not stop at Syston, as the single platform is on the bidirectional "slow" line adjacent to the main line. Trains on the line to and from Peterborough do not call at the station either, although it is possible for them to do so.
Network Rail adopted a Route Utilisation Strategy for freight in 2007, which aimed to create a new cross-country freight route from Peterborough to . One of the next stages was to create additional lines through Leicester during a resignalling scheme; during this time, Syston station will be rebuilt.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and facilities are limited; t here is a self-service ticket machine for ticket purchases and a shelter on the platform.There is a car park with 61 spaces and bicycle storage available at the station. There is step-free access to the platform.
Services
All services at Syston are operated by East Midlands Railway, using and diesel multiple units.The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 1 tph to
- 1 tph to.