Date: 25/11/2022

The least-used railway station in Britain saw only 40 journeys in a year. There are no ticket-buying facilities, toilets or waiting room at Elton and Orston in rural Nottinghamshire.

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The sleepy railway station that was only used 40 times in a year

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The least-used railway station in Britain saw only 40 journeys in a year. There are no ticket-buying facilities, toilets or waiting room at Elton and Orston in rural Nottinghamshire.

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The view west to Nottingham at Elton and Orston. The station is located on the Nottingham to Grantham/Sleaford line. Facilities include platforms (the eastbound being considerably longer), waiting shelters, barrow crossing and an access road. The village of Orston is to the north and Elton is to the south.
Location: Elton and Orston
Company: Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston and Eastern Junction Railway
06/01/2005 Ewan Crawford

The view east at Elton and Orston showing the crossing between the platforms. There was a goods yard on the right hand side and a signal box on the left. The main station building, long gone, was on the westbound platform.
Location: Elton and Orston
Company: Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston and Eastern Junction Railway
06/01/2005 Ewan Crawford

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