This Nottinghamshire railway station is one of the least-used in Britain – with just 56 passengers a year

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A railway station in Nottinghamshire has been named one of the loneliest in Britain – seeing just 56 passengers a year.

Elton and Orston station is the second least-used train station in Britain according to data produced by website everylaststation.co.uk.

They analysed 2023 data from the Office of Rail & Road to reveal which stations in England, Wales and Scotland are the least visited.

There is just one train per day in each direction. One travels to Nottingham in 48 minutes and another gets passengers to Skegness in just under two hours.

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The station is operated by East Midlands Railway.

Kirton Lindsey, in Lincolnshire, came third on the list with 94 visitors annually (IMAGE: Google)

Denton Station, a few miles outside central Manchester on the Stockport-Stalybridge Line, is the No.1 least-used overall. 

The station has no staff, and is served by just one train service per week – leaving for Stalybridge on a Friday morning at 9.32am.

Kirton Lindsey, in Lincolnshire, came third on the list with 94 visitors annually.

The Northern Rail station sees two trains daily, Monday to Friday, running to Sheffield in one direction and to Cleethorpes in the other.

The 10 least-used station in the UK

1. Denton, Greater Manchester, England – 34 passengers annually

2. Elton and Orston, Nottinghamshire, England – 56

3. Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England – 94

4. Coombe Junction Halt, Cornwall, England – 120

5. Scotscalder, Highlands, Scotland – 124

6. Ince and Elton, Cheshire, England – 130

7. Shippea Hill, Cambridgeshire, England – 142

8. Polesworth, Warwickshire, England – 188

9. Chapelton, Devon, England – 194

10. Pilning, Gloucestershire, England – 338 

Source: Office of Rail & Road and everylaststation.co.uk using 2023 data.

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