Killamarsh West railway station
| Killamarsh West | |
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| Passing the remains of Killamarsh West in 1957 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Halfway |
| Area | City of Sheffield |
| Coordinates | 53°19′35″N 1°19′51″W / 53.3263°N 1.3307°WCoordinates: 53°19′35″N 1°19′51″W / 53.3263°N 1.3307°W |
| Grid reference | SK 446 812 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| History | |
| 6 April 1841 | Station opened as "Killamarsh" |
| 2 January 1843 | closed |
| 21 January 1873 | reopened |
| 25 September 1950 | renamed "Killamarsh West" |
| 1 February 1954 | Station closed [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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Killamarsh West is a former railway station in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England.
Ambiguity
Three stations served the village, all of which started as plain "Killamarsh":
- Killamarsh Central on the former Great Central Railway's main line from Nottingham Victoria to Sheffield Victoria
- Upperthorpe and Killamarsh on the former LD&ECR's "Beighton Branch",[2] and
- Killamarsh West which is the subject of this article.
History
A station was opened on the site by the North Midland Railway on its line between Chesterfield and Rotherham which became known as the "Old Road". It was closed in 1843 by George Hudson during a period of financial difficulty.
A new station was built by the Midland Railway in 1873. Although locally it was commonly known as Killamarsh Midland, the name was not officially adopted.[3] It was renamed Killamarsh West by British Railways in 1950.[4]
It was of typical Midland design, brick built and timber, with a foot crossing between the platforms.
The station closed in 1954. The line is now part of the current Midland Main Line. It is predomentantly used by freight traffic, with a handful of passenger services using it each day to enable train crew to retain route knowledge in case of diversions.
References
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 132.
- ^ Dow 1965, p. 111.
- ^ Bradshaw 1985, p. 660.
- ^ Pixton 2000.
- Bradshaw, George (1985) [1922]. July 1922 Railway Guide. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Pixton, Bob (2001). North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route: Part 2 Chesterfield-Sheffield-Rotherham. Nottingham: Runpast Publishing, (now Book Law). ISBN 978-1870754514.
External Links
- Killamarsh West (in white) on 1955 OS Map
- Killamarsh West Station and other Killamarsh photos on local history site
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