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 | |
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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]
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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.[3]
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The unique signal box in 1983
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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