Clifton (Mayfield) railway station

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Clifton (Mayfield)
Clifton (for Mayfield) station site geograph-3854011-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The station in 1983
Location Clifton, Derbyshire Dales
England
Coordinates 53°00′01″N1°45′23″W / 53.0004°N 1.7564°W / 53.0004; -1.7564 Coordinates: 53°00′01″N1°45′23″W / 53.0004°N 1.7564°W / 53.0004; -1.7564
Grid reference SK164447
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, 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 [1]

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]

The unique signal box in 1983 Clifton (for Mayfield) station geograph-3095255-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
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
Ashbourne   North Staffordshire Railway
Ashbourne Line
  Norbury and Ellaston

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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. 1 2 3 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

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