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(Redirected from Clifton Mayfield railway station) This article is about the station in Clifton, Derbyshire. For the stations in other places called Clifton, see Clifton railway station. Former railway station in Derbyshire, England

Clifton (Mayfield)
The station in 1983
General information
LocationClifton, Derbyshire Dales
England
Coordinates53°00′01″N 1°45′23″W / 53.0004°N 1.7564°W / 53.0004; -1.7564
Grid referenceSK164447
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
3 May 1852Station opened as Clifton
22 August 1893renamed Clifton (Mayfield)
1 November 1954Closed to passengers
1964Final closure

Clifton (Mayfield) railway station was opened on 3 May 1852 by the North Staffordshire Railway 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.

Clifton Station

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.

The unique signal box in 1983

Regular passenger services ceased on 1 November 1954 and freight ended in 1964

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ashbourne   North Staffordshire Railway
Ashbourne Line
  Norbury and Ellaston

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 63. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. 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

Closed railway stations in Derbyshire
Ashbourne line
Cromford and High Peak Railway
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock
and Midland Jcn Rly
Sheffield & Midland C'ttee
Woodhead line
Ashover Light Railway
North Midland Railway
Derbyshire and Staffordshire extension
Ripley and Heanor branch lines
Melbourne line
Castle Donington line
Midland Counties Railway
Erewash Valley line
Pinxton branch line
Lancashire, Derbyshire
and East Coast Railway
GCR Main Line and Chesterfield loop
Clowne and Doe Lea branches
Other

     


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