Upperthorpe and Killamarsh railway station
Former railway station in Derbyshire, England
Upperthorpe and Killamarsh | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Killamarsh and Upperthorpe, North East Derbyshire England |
| Grid reference | SK 449 807 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | LD&ECR |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1898 | Opened as "Killamarsh" |
| 1 January 1907 | Renamed "Upperthorpe and Killamarsh"[1][2] |
| 7 July 1930 | Closed[3] |
Upperthorpe and Killamarsh was a railway station that served the villages of Killamarsh and Upperthorpe in Derbyshire, England. It was one of three stations serving Killamarsh. The station was on the Sheffield District Railway which ran between Sheffield Victoria and Shirebrook North on the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railways network of lines in the region.
History
Opening and operation
The station was opened on the Beighton Branch of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway (LD&ECR) in 1898. The LD&ECR wished to extend into Sheffield using the MS&LR's lines but was rebuffed, and instead joined the Midland's line at Beighton Junction. From there it went on to join the Sheffield District Railway at Treeton Junction and thereby gain access to goods traffic in central Sheffield and to the Midland Railway's Sheffield station.
Closure
The station closed in 1930. The line itself closed to stopping passenger services on the outbreak of World War II in 1939.[4] In the late 1980s the station site was home to a short-lived railway preservation attempt known as the Rother Valley Railway. This was formally abandoned in 1992, and the preservationists' energy and commitment were transferred to the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway.
Today
The station fell into disuse after closure and the track on the line was completely lifted in the 1980s when the nearby Westthorpe Colliery closed. The Station Master's house on Field Lane is now a private dwelling and has no connection to the old platforms, which themselves have been demolished along with any other traces of the station. The cutting of the old line is now very overgrown and neglected with refuse; many efforts have been made to restrict access to the site through the use of fences.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Woodhouse Mill Line and station closed | Great Central Railway Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway | Spinkhill Line and station closed |
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Cupit, J.; Taylor, W. (1984) [1966]. The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway. Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-302-2. OL19.
- Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0263-0. OCLC 500447049.
Further reading
- Booth, Chris (2013). The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway A pictorial view of the "Dukeries Route" and branches. Blurb. ISBN 978-1-78155-660-3. 06715029.
- Little, Lawson (1995). Langwith Junction, the Life and Times of a Railway Village. Newark-upon-Trent: Vesper Publications. ISBN 978-0-9526171-0-5.
External links
- Upperthorpe & Killamarsh station, looking South in Killamarsh
- Closed station on old OS maps with modern overlay in National Library of Scotland
- The station and line on OS maps with modern overlay in Rail Map Online
- The station and line WEC2, with mileages in Railway Codes
53°19′17″N 1°19′38″W / 53.32139°N 1.32722°W / 53.32139; -1.32722
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