Chesterfield Central railway station
Chesterfield Central | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Chesterfield |
| Owned by | LNER British Railways |
| Managed by | Great Central Railway |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 4 June 1892 | Opened |
| 1 November 1907 | renamed Chesterfield Central |
| 4 March 1963 | Closed [2] |
Chesterfield Central was a railway station in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
The station was on the Great Central (GCR) Chesterfield Loop which ran between Staveley Central and Heath Junction (just north of Heath railway station) on the Great Central Main Line. The station opened in 1892 and was closed in 1963.[3] It was demolished by 1973 to make way for Chesterfield's inner-relief road,[4] much of which was built along the former trackbed of the GCR. This dual-carriageway now forms part of the A61 road.
See also
Chesterfield was, at one time, served by three railway stations. The other two are:
- Chesterfield Midland station (still in use)
- Chesterfield Market Place station
References
- ^ Cowlishaw 2006, p. 73.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ^ [1] Accessed 24th Feb 09. "Last passenger train at Chesterfield Central, Saturday on 15 June 1963. 'Flying Scotsman' calls on a Railway Preservation Society tour from Sheffield Victoria to Marylebone."
- ^ [2] Accessed 24th Feb 09 "The remainder of the station was demolished in 1973 to make way for a planned relief road"
Sources
- Cowlishaw, John (2006). British Railways in and Around the Midlands 1953-57. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN 1-901945-47-2.
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External links
- Photographs of Central Station
- Site of the former Central Station, on what is now the A61 Inner-Relief road, looking south in 2008, Photo by Nick Catford
53°14′20.2″N 1°25′24.8″W / 53.238944°N 1.423556°W
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassmoor | Great Central Railway Derbyshire Lines |
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