Whittington railway station
| Whittington | |
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| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| History | |
| 1 October 1861 | Station opened |
| 9 June 1873 | Replaced by new station |
| 4 February 1952 | closure to regular services |
| March 1977 | Final closure[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Whittington railway station was opened by the Midland Railway in 1861 to serve Whittington, in Derbyshire.
The station was on the North Midland Railway's "Old Road" between Chesterfield and Masborough. The line had been opened in 1840 and had become very busy with coal and steel traffic with a number of new branches. In 1870 the Midland had built the "New Road" through Sheffield from Tapton Junction just north of Chesterfield, diverting the passenger expresses.
Nevertheless the line remained busy with local passengers, particularly with the rapidly expanding industry, and the station was rebuilt twelve furlongs further north in 1873.[2]
The buildings were built of timber as was the signal box, with loops to each line. Nearby, for a period around 1938 there was a wagon works with a small siding. The last regular passenger trains called in 1952, though it was used for excursions and special trains until 1977.
The line is now part of the current Midland Main Line.
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Coordinates: 53°16′13.8″N 1°23′55.9″W / 53.2705°N 1.398861°W
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