Hassop railway station

Hassop
Hassop station today, with the Monsal Trail passing to the left
General information
Location	Derbyshire Dales England
Coordinates	53°13′52″N1°40′33″W / 53.2312°N 1.6758°W / 53.2312; -1.6758
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 August 1862	Station opens as Hassop
circa 1870	Renamed Hassop for Chatsworth
circa 1906	Renamed Hassop
17 August 1942	Station closed for passengers
5 October 1964	Closed for goods

Hassop railway station was situated about two miles from the village of Hassop in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. It was opened in 1862 ^[1] by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley. ^[2]

It was built for the benefit of the Duke of Devonshire of Chatsworth House who, having previously declined to allow the railway to pass over the easier terrain of his lands, belatedly saw its possible benefit. ^[3] Indeed, for a while it was renamed Hassop for Chatsworth. ^[4] However, in this sparsely populated area, it saw little patronage and closed in 1942. Its greatest use was as a goods yard, which closed in 1964.

History

The remains of Hassop station in 1961

Opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, then becoming part of the Midland Railway, the station became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) during the grouping of 1923. It was host to a LMS camping coach from 1934 to 1939. ^[5] The station then closed to passengers in 1942. ^[1]

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Longstone Line and station closed		Midland Railway Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway		Bakewell Line and station closed

The site today

v t e Monsal Trail
Legend
Midland Railway ← Buxton│Peak Forest → Topley Pike junction Chee Tor No. 1 tunnel Millers Dale Millers Dale viaducts Litton Tunnel ( 516 yd 472 m ) Cressbrook Tunnel ( 471 yd 431 m ) Monsal Dale Headstone Viaduct Headstone Tunnel ( 533 yd 487 m ) Great Longstone Hassop Bakewell Coombs Road viaduct (end of trail) Haddon Tunnel ( 1058 yd 967 m ) (closed) Rowsley (proposed extension) Rowsley South Darley Dale Matlock Riverside Peak Rail | Network Rail Matlock |
Sources [6] [7]

The station building has since been renovated by Hassop Station Ltd. It is now a family friendly cafe, with outdoor covered seating, play area, book shop, gift shop and cycle hire facility. Disabled access and toilets are available here, along with a large car park. ^[8]

The trackbed forms part of the Monsal Trail, a shared-use path. Four tunnels, located between the Great Longstone station and Topley Pike Junction sites, were reopened on the trail in May 2011; this lengthened the trail to a continuous 8+1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) for cyclists walkers and riders.

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 115. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. Truman, P.; Hunt, D. (1989). Midland Railway Portrait. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing.
3. Radford, B. (1988). Midland Though The Peak. Unicorn Books.
4. Hillmer, J. (2007). British Railways Past & Present – Derbyshire. Past & Present Publishing Ltd.
5. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
6. "The Monsal Trail". A Taste of the Peak District. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
7. Bickerdike, Graeme (June 2009). "The story of structures of the Monsal Trail: A Week in the Peak" . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
8. Wright, Paul (21 June 2017). "Station name: Hassop". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 September 2024.