The anniversary is the latest chapter in the station’s long and distinguished history. The current station is located close to the original station which was opened 11 September 1848 by the North Stafordshire Railway Company (aka “The Notty”).

Then called Tutbury Station, it marked the start of a direct link to Burton on Trent via Marston Junction. This was essentially a freight line to serve the brewing industry.

In time, the line became important for commuters and shoppers, who traveled from Tutbury to Burton on the Tutbury Jinnie steam train service, which provided eight trains each way on weekdays and two on Sunday’s.

The Jinnie was withdrawn in June 1963, and when the Tutbury - Burton line closed in 1966, it looked like the end for Tutbury Station, but backed by staunch support from County Council, District and Parish Councils serving Tutbury and Hatton, the Tutbury Civic Society and the The Nestle Company, the new Tutbury & Hatton Station was opened 3 April 1989.

Now the station train operator East Midlands Trains provides residents with an hourly service to Crewe, Stoke on Trent and Derby.

Latest passenger figures (Office of Rail Regulator data for 2006 / 2007) show that almost 37,000 passengers use Tutbury & Hatton each year.

As part of a program of station improvements for the North Staffordshire Line by North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership and East Midland Trains, the partnership has recently installed new public transport information cases and cycle storage pins on each platform.

Thanks to a new project jointly funded by Staffordshire and Derbyshire County Councils, East Midlands Trains and the Department for Transport, passengers using Tutbury & Hatton station will, this year benefit from real time information on train arrival and departure times when electronic customer information screens are installed at the station.

Jeanne Minchin of Tutbury Civic Society said “Tutbury & Hatton station is a very important public transport link for local residents, many of whom use the service to travel to work and college. We worked hard towards having the station re-opened and so we are naturally very proud of its history”.

Emma Knight from East Midlands Trains said “We’re very much looking forward to celebrating this key milestone. Tutbury and Hatton remains a very important station on the North Staffordshire Line for East Midlands Trains”.

Read more about the re-opening of Tutbury & Hatton Railway Station back in 1989.