8 4 8 , ▁and , ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁was ▁shared ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁( Gre at ▁Britain ) ▁with ▁its ▁Derby shire ▁Ext ension . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁buildings ▁were ▁more ▁substantial ▁than ▁at ▁Roll eston , ▁being ▁a ▁single ▁store y ▁of ▁half - tim ber ed ▁brick ▁construction . ▁A ▁small ▁waiting ▁room ▁was ▁added ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁platform ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁It ▁closed ▁to ▁passengers ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Although ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁stop ▁for ▁the ▁' T ut bury ▁J inn ie ' ▁( as ▁the ▁local ▁Bur ton - T ut bury ▁passenger ▁service ▁was ▁affection ately ▁known ), ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁occas ional ▁hol iday ▁exc urs ion ▁trains ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁for ▁fre ight ▁until ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁when ▁the ▁last ▁train ▁- ▁a ▁short ▁fre ight ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁dies el ▁sh unter ▁- ▁passed ▁through ▁and ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁a ▁half ▁dozen ▁train spot ters . ▁The ▁signal ▁box ▁adjacent ▁the ▁station , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁active ▁until ▁then , ▁closed ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁Post ▁Cl os ure ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁platforms ▁were ▁trim med ▁in ▁the ▁si xt ies ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁ca fe . ▁The ▁outside ▁to ile t ▁and ▁station ▁building / ca