Beauchief | |
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Beauchief station in 1961 | |
Location | Abbeydale, City of Sheffield England |
Coordinates | 53°20′09″N1°30′29″W / 53.335833°N 1.508056°W Coordinates: 53°20′09″N1°30′29″W / 53.335833°N 1.508056°W |
Grid reference | SK328822 |
Platforms | 2/4 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | LMSR London Midland Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 February 1870 | Opened as Abbey Houses |
1 April 1870 | renamed Beauchief |
1 May 1874 | renamed Beauchief and Abbey Dale |
1901–3 | Expanded to four platforms |
19 March 1914 | renamed Beauchief |
2 January 1961 | Closed for passengers [1] |
15 June 1964 | closed for goods |
Beauchief railway station (pronounced Beechif) was in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
It was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 and was designed by the company architect John Holloway Sanders. [2]
The station served the communities of Beauchief, Woodseats and Ecclesall and was situated on the Midland Main Line between Millhouses railway station and Dore & Totley station, near Abbeydale Road South in Abbeydale. The station was originally called Abbey Houses and later Beauchief & Abbey Dale station.
The station was opened on the site of Hutcliffe Mill at the same time as the main line from Chesterfield. At opening it had two platforms, but this was increased to four with the widening which took place between 1901 and 1903. It closed on 1 January 1961. The stationmasters house survives as a private residence and the nearby Abbeydale Station Hotel was renamed the Beauchief Hotel. In 2018 the hotel site was redeveloped as luxury apartments.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Dore & Totley Line and station open | Midland Railway Midland Main Line | Millhouses and Ecclesall Line open, station closed |
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