[3] There are currently no stations on the Colwich Junction to Stone line, local stopping services having been withdrawn by the LMS in January 1947.
In the middle of the twentieth century substantial upgrades took place including electrification, with the 1955 Modernisation Plan.
[5][6] Continuing improvements occurred as part of the West Coast Main Line route modernisation project.
[12] In July 2023 progressive modernisation of the signal system took place in the Trent Valley area including Colwich Junction.
In addition, the lines at the junction also had to be shut in 2009 after a light aircraft crashed at the site resulting in the death of two people.