The first station to serve Woodville was located on the Hartshorne Road.

There was also a railway station in the Castle Gresley settlement quite a distance from the village.

This section was authorised under the Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Alteration) Act of 1846 and although recorded as opening to passengers in 1851 much of the line had been completed by as early as September 1849.

The line was more for industrial use for the local mines and collieries but was also used for passenger services with stations at both Woodville and Swadlincote.

There is not much evidence left of the Woodville section of Swadlincote Loop Line.