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(Redirected from Norbury and Ellaston (Derby) railway station) Not to be confused with Norbury railway station. Former railway station in Derbyshire, England

Norbury and Ellaston
General information
LocationDerbyshire Dales
England
Grid referenceSK122422
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
31 May 1852Station opened as Norbury
November 1901renamed Norbury and Ellastone
2 April 1923renamed Norbury and Ellaston
1 November 1954regular services passenger services end
c. April 1958Station closed

Norbury and Ellaston railway station was on a branch of the North Staffordshire Railway between Rocester and Ashbourne. The station, which had a waiting room, ticket office, and stationmaster's office, and two side platforms, opened at Norbury, Derbyshire in 1852.

In 1899 the line was joined with the Ashbourne Line built by the London and North Western Railway from Buxton.

Regular passenger services ended in 1954, freight finished in 1956. Occasional excursion trains and specials continued to use the station until it was officially closed in 1958. The line closed in 1963 and the track lifted.

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Clifton Mayfield   North Staffordshire Railway
Ashbourne Line
  Rocester

See also

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens.
  2. Bentley, J.M. and Fox, G.K. (1997). Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to Ashbourne: Scenes From The Past. 32. Romiley: Foxline Publishing.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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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