Killamarsh Central railway station

Killamarsh Central
Up iron ore empties in 1963
Location	Killamarsh, North East Derbyshire England
Grid reference	SK 448 809
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Railways
Key dates
1 June 1892	Opened as "Killamarsh"
25 September 1950	Renamed "Killamarsh Central"
4 March 1963	Closed to passengers
6 May 1963	Closed completely [1]
February 1983	Track lifted [2]

Killamarsh stations and related lines

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

Ambiguity

Three stations served the village, all of which started as plain "Killamarsh":

• Killamarsh West on the former Midland Railway "Old Road" from Chesterfield to Rotherham Masborough,
• Upperthorpe and Killamarsh on the former LD&ECR's Beighton Branch, ^[3] and
• Killamarsh Central which is the subject of this article.

History

The station ^[4] was opened in 1892 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway when it began to build south into Derbyshire.

Despite its name Killamarsh Central Station was on the western edge of Killamarsh as were all of the three stations in the village. It was renamed 'Central' because it was the centre of the three stations which served the village and also because it was on the old Great Central Main Line which ran between London Marylebone and Manchester via Sheffield Victoria.

The station opened on 1 June 1892 as Killamarsh. It was renamed Killamarsh Central by British Railways on 25 September 1950 and closed on 4 March 1963. It had two platforms with a building on each, a footbridge joined the two. ^[5]

The buildings were used as a Film and TV prop emporium until the owner died in 2007. The buildings were still extant in 2009,October 2009 but were a burnt out shell by June 2010.

Modern times

The trackbed now forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail.

The station footbridge remains open as a public right of way between Station Road and Forge Lane, with the stairway to the northbound platform providing access to the Trans Pennine Trail. The northbound platform itself can be walked as part of the trail, though all its features have been removed. Access to the southbound platform and its stairway has been blocked off.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Beighton Line and station closed		Great Central Railway Derbyshire Lines		Renishaw Central Line and station closed

References

Notes

1. Butt 1995, p. 132.
2. Kilamarsh History: via Killamarsh Heritage Society
3. Dow 1965, p. 111.
4. Lund 1997, p. 24.
5. Grainger 2002, pp. 80&81.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (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.
• Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN   978-0-7110-0263-0. OCLC   500447049.
• Grainger, Ken (2002). Sheffield Victoria to Chesterfield Central, The "Derbyshire Lines" of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Part 1. Bredbury, Cheshire: Foxline Limited. ISBN   1-870119-83-5.
• Lund, Brian (1997) [1995]. Derbyshire Railway Stations on old picture postcards. Keyworth, Nottingham: Reflections of a Bygone Age. ISBN   0 946245 86 X.

External links

• Killamarsh Central (in red) on 1955 OS Map
• Killamarsh Central on Disused Stations website
• Killamarsh Central Station and other Killamarsh photos on local history site

Coordinates: 53°19′25″N1°19′43″W / 53.3237°N 1.3286°W / 53.3237; -1.3286