Birch Vale railway station
Appearance
Birch Vale | |
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![]() The station, looking eastwards towards Hayfield, in 1965 | |
General information | |
Location | Birch Vale, Derbyshire England |
Coordinates | 53°22′44″N 1°58′06″W / 53.3789°N 1.9684°W |
Grid reference | SK022869 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Central and Midland Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Joint LNER/LMS London Midland Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
May 1868 | Opened |
5 January 1970 | Closed to passengers |
Birch Vale railway station served the village of Birch Vale, Derbyshire, England, from 1868 to 1970 on the Hayfield branch.
History
[edit]The station was opened in May 1868 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970.[1][2]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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New Mills Central Line closed, station open |
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Hayfield branch |
Hayfield Line and station closed |
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 77. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Birch Vale Station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 February 2021.