History
Opened by the Midland Railway on 1 September 1870, and originally named Altofts and Whitwood, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways under arrangements with the WYPTE METRO.
The name was simplified to Altofts on 4 May 1970 and the station closed on 14 May 1990, the last day of service being 12 May 1990.
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