Renishaw Central railway station

Renishaw Central
Station site in 1993.
General information
Location	Renishaw, North East Derbyshire England
Coordinates	53°17′54″N1°20′04″W / 53.2983°N 1.3345°W / 53.2983; -1.3345 Coordinates: 53°17′54″N1°20′04″W / 53.2983°N 1.3345°W / 53.2983; -1.3345
Grid reference	SK443781
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	MS&LR
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways
Key dates
1 June 1892 [1]	Opened as Eckington & Renishaw
25 September 1950	Renamed Renishaw Central
4 March 1963	Closed for passengers [2]
14 June 1965	Closed for freight

Renishaw Central is a former railway station in Renishaw, Derbyshire, England.

From its opening the station was named Eckington and Renishaw, but it was renamed "Renishaw Central" in 1950 by British Railways to prevent confusion with the nearby ex-Midland Railway station, also called Eckington and Renishaw.

The station was on the Great Central Main Line which ran between London Marylebone and Manchester Piccadilly via Sheffield Victoria. It had two platforms with wooden waiting rooms and canopies and a wooden ticket office on an overbridge at the southern end. ^[3]

The station was the junction for a Great Central branch to Renishaw Ironworks. A Midland branch to the ironworks passed under the platforms. There was also a branch to Renishaw Park colliery.

Modern times

The station has been demolished, ^[4] but the trackbed forms part of the Central Section of the Trans Pennine Trail.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Killamarsh Central Line and station closed		Great Central Railway Derbyshire Lines		Staveley Central Line and station closed

References

1. Dow 1962, p. 232.
2. Butt 1995, p. 89.
3. Grainger 2002, pp. 9 & 85-96.
4. Kingscott 2007, p. 91.

Sources

• 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. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two Dominion of Watkin 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN   978-0-7110-1469-5. OCLC   655324061.
• Grainger, Ken (2002). Sheffield Victoria to Chesterfield Central, The "Derbyshire Lines" of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Part 1. Bredbury: Foxline Limited. ISBN   978-1-870119-83-2.
• Kingscott, Geoffrey (2007). Lost Railways of Derbyshire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN   978-1-84674-042-8.

Further reading

• Deacon, Nick (May 2017). "Renishaw Ironworks, History and Development". Railway Bylines. Clophill: Irwell Press. 22 (6). ISSN   1360-2098.
• Lines, Vic (June 2017). Bob; Gellatly (eds.). "Traffic at Renishaw Central". Forward. North Anston: Great Central Railway Society. 192. ISSN   0141-4488.

External links

• Renishaw Central Subterranea Britannica
• Renishaw Central Disused Stations
• The station on an Edwardian 25" OS map, with overlays National Library of Scotland
• The station and line on multiple maps with overlays Rail Map Online
• The station on a navigable 1955 OS map npe Maps
• The station on line BEI Railway Codes
• Looking south from the station overbridge, the station is behind the camera RCTS
• Looking north with the station to the left, the line curving right led to the ironworks RCTS
• Looking north from the road overbridge RCTS
• Looking north after closure as a through route. The unsevered track served Arkwright Colliery RCTS
• Looking north eastwards from the road RCTS