Heanor railway station (Great Northern Railway)

Coordinates: 53°00′37″N 1°22′01″W / 53.0104°N 1.3670°W / 53.0104; -1.3670
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Heanor
General information
LocationAmber Valley
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1891Station opens
30 April 1928partially closed [1]
2 October 1939reopened
4 December 1939Station closed for passengers
7 October 1963closed for freight

Heanor railway station was a former railway station at Heanor in Derbyshire, opened in 1891. It was the terminus of the branch from Ilkeston on the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) Derbyshire Extension line.

It was one of two stations called "Heanor". The other had been opened by the Midland Railway the year before. It was not until 1950 that British Railways renamed them Heanor North and Heanor South.[2] Unofficially, the station was known locally as 'Heanor Gate' to separate it from the other Heanor station before they were both officially renamed.[3]

The GNR station closed to passenger services in 1939 and for goods in 1963. The last stationmaster was H.H. Voss, also a Derbyshire County Council Alderman who retired after 44 years service on the railway locally in October 1963.[4]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ Sprenger, H., (2009) Rails to Ripley, Southampton: Kestrel
  3. ^ Newspaper report, Ilkeston Pioneer 11 October 1963
  4. ^ Newspaper report, Ilkeston Pioneer 11 October 1963 "He retires - and his station closes"

     

53°00′37″N 1°22′01″W / 53.0104°N 1.3670°W / 53.0104; -1.3670