Norbury and Ellaston railway station

Former railway station in Derbyshire, England

London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways

Key dates31 May 1852Station opened as NorburyNovember 1901renamed Norbury and Ellastone2 April 1923renamed Norbury and Ellaston1 November 1954regular services passenger services endc. April 1958Station closed^[1]

Norbury and Ellaston railway station was on a branch of the North Staffordshire Railway between Rocester and Ashbourne. The station, which had a waiting room, ticket office, and stationmaster's office, and two side platforms, opened at Norbury, Derbyshire in 1852.^[2]

In 1899 the line was joined with the Ashbourne Line built by the London and North Western Railway from Buxton.

Regular passenger services ended in 1954, freight finished in 1956. Occasional excursion trains and specials continued to use the station until it was officially closed in 1958. The line closed in 1963 and the track lifted.

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Clifton Mayfield		North Staffordshire Railway Ashbourne Line		Rocester

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens.
^ Bentley, J.M. and Fox, G.K. (1997). Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to Ashbourne: Scenes From The Past. 32. Romiley: Foxline Publishing.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)