Clifton (Mayfield) railway station
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Clifton (Mayfield) | |
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The station in 1983
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Location | |
Place | Clifton |
Area | Derbyshire Dales |
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Grid reference | SK164447 |
Operations | |
Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Staffordshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
History | |
3 May 1852 | Station opened as Clifton |
22 August 1893 | renamed Clifton (Mayfield) |
1 November 1954 | Closed to passengers |
1964 | 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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Clifton (Mayfield) railway station was opened on 3 May 1852 by the North Staffordshire Railway[2] at Clifton on the southern fringes of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Originally named Clifton, it was renamed Clifton (Mayfield) on 22 August 1893, and was known as Clifton for Mayfield in some timetables.[2]
It was on a branch from Rocester to Ashbourne and in 1899 it was met by the Ashbourne Line built by the London and North Western Railway from Buxton.[3]
Regular passenger services ceased on 1 November 1954[2] and freight ended in 1964
Route
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Ashbourne | North Staffordshire Railway Ashbourne Line |
Norbury and Ellaston |
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Bentley, J.M., Fox, G.K., (1997) Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to Ashbourne (Scenes From The Past series 32), Romiley: Foxline Publishing
See also
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