UK's 'loneliest' railway station in the Midlands used by just 212 passengers last year
The station is just served by just two trains a day
A Nottinghamshire train station was used by just 212 passengers last year, new figures have shown.
Elton and Orston station, located 15 miles east of Nottingham, has once again been named as one of the quietest train stations in the UK in new statistics released by the Office of Rail and Road.
Though still one of the lowest for passenger numbers in the country, the number of people either starting or ending their journeys at Elton and Orston between April 2023 and March 2024 is actually up on the previous year.
In the year 2022/23, just 56 people used the station.
The least-used station in the UK for 2023/24 was Denton in Greater Manchester, where just 54 entries and exits were recorded.
Elton and Orston is served by just two trains a day - the 7.04am service towards Nottingham and 5.13pm service towards Skegness.
The station has no ticket machine, toilet or shop.
Passenger services at the station began in 1850.