Burton-on-Trent railway station
You can reach 80 stations directly from Burton-on-Trent on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Birmingham New Street, with 84 trains a day.
See Burton-on-Trent on the map
Burton-on-Trent is the nearest station for postcodes in DE14, DE15, DE13, DE11, DE12. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Burton-on-Trent
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham New Street | 84 | 87 | 37 |
| Derby | 84 | 87 | 37 |
| Tamworth | 73 | 74 | 27 |
| Nottingham | 61 | 61 | 21 |
| Cheltenham Spa | 44 | 48 | 22 |
| Beeston | 41 | 40 | 0 |
| Long Eaton | 41 | 39 | 0 |
| Worcestershire Parkway | 34 | 37 | 9 |
| Gloucester | 28 | 31 | 10 |
| Wilnecote | 28 | 30 | 5 |
| Cardiff Central | 27 | 29 | 9 |
| Newport | 27 | 29 | 9 |
| University | 27 | 30 | 9 |
| Sheffield | 22 | 22 | 16 |
| Chesterfield | 21 | 21 | 16 |
| Leeds | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| York | 20 | 20 | 13 |
| Chepstow | 19 | 20 | 0 |
| Darlington | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Durham | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Newcastle | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Willington | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| Bristol Parkway | 16 | 18 | 13 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 16 | 18 | 13 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Exeter St Davids | 14 | 17 | 11 |
| Newton Abbot | 14 | 17 | 11 |
| Plymouth | 14 | 17 | 11 |
| Taunton | 14 | 17 | 11 |
| Totnes | 14 | 17 | 11 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 14 | 17 | 11 |
| Lydney | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Alnmouth | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Spondon | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Morpeth | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Dunbar | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Attenborough | 4 | 2 | 0 |
and 40 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Burton-on-Trent is
913,000 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 581st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 8,132 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Burton-on-Trent and Birmingham New Street than any other pair: 275,510 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 53 stations instead of 80, a drop of about 34%. Saturday runs to 80.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Burton-on-Trent gains 1 destination including Weston-super-Mare.
Nearest other stations
- Tutbury and Hatton 4.4 miles
- Willington 4.6 miles
- Peartree 9.5 miles
- Lichfield Trent Valley 10.5 miles
- Derby 10.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Burton-on-Trent, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Horninglow · 1.1 miles
- Branston · 1.6 miles
- Stretton and Claymills · 2.0 miles
- Rolleston-on-Dove · 2.8 miles
- Barton and Walton · 3.8 miles
- Egginton Junction · 4.1 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.