A new bus stop has been built – in a Derbyshire village where no buses have run for almost a decade.
Residents of Egginton, Derbyshire, were shocked to see the brand new facility being built just days after a homeowner reported damage to the existing stop to the council.
Despite the last bus service through the village being suspended in 2017, the work took place after the old stop on Main Street became a ‘safety hazard’.
Kathryn Bishop, 77, told the BBC she initially found the situation “humorous” after reporting the stop, adding: “But I couldn’t believe it when I looked out the window a few days later and saw the new one being put up.”
The East Midlands Combined County Authority is said to have built a new stop in case buses resume in the future.
Villagers are using the new stop to renew their campaign for the return of a bus service, helped by Labor MP Samantha Niblett.
Ms Niblett posted a video of the new stop on social media and praised the “stoic work” of residents and the parish council.
She added: “There is only a village hall and a church in the village so there is no option but to travel to access the services.
Villagers renew their campaign for the return of a bus service after the new stop is built, helped by Labor MP Samantha Niblett (pictured at the new bus stop)
Residents of Egginton, Derbyshire, were shocked to see the brand new facility being built just days after a homeowner reported damage to the existing stop to the council.
“My team and I have already had discussions with local bus companies and plan to meet our transportation needs [Claire Ward, the mayor of the East Midlands].’
Until 2017, Egginton had an hourly V2 bus service, but this was withdrawn by operator Trentbarton due to low passenger numbers.
The small village does not even have a post office, nor a doctor’s office or shop.
Resident Roz Wherly told the BBC: ‘I have a car but in future years I would need transport to get into Derby and Burton.
‘A bus gives you the freedom to travel, meet people, do your shopping, everything.’
Driving instructor Natalie Jordan said: ‘Socially they have nowhere to go so it’s very difficult for them. A boy’s parents moved to the village because they thought the bus stop meant there would be a bus there.
‘He found a job in Stretton, just a village away, but couldn’t get there so he had to take a taxi every day until he passed his test – that holds people back.’
MP Niblett, who made headlines earlier this year by calling for a ‘summer of sex’ as part of her campaign to create better and lifelong sex education to help people understand consent and prevent abuse and violence, also used her post to call on drivers in the village to be ‘more considerate’.
A spokesperson for the East Midlands Combined County Authority said: ‘The decision to relocate the bus stop at Main Street, Egginton, was taken by Derbyshire County Council in 2025, before the East Midlands Combined County Authority took over responsibility for local bus services in 2026.
‘The original bus stop post was badly corroded and posed a safety risk so it was removed and replaced at the nearest suitable location in December 2025.
‘Egginton was previously served by Trentbarton’s Villager V2 service, which was withdrawn in 2017 due to low passenger numbers.
‘So although Egginton does not currently have a regular bus service, the stop was maintained in case a regular service were to return in the future.’
