Pye Bridge railway station

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Pye Bridge
General information
LocationPye Bridge, Alfreton
England
Coordinates 53°04′11″N1°20′30″W / 53.0697°N 1.3418°W / 53.0697; -1.3418
Grid reference SK442527
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1851 (1851-12-01)Opened as Pye Bridge for Alfreton
May 1862Renamed Pye Bridge
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02)Closed

Pye Bridge railway station served the village of Pye Bridge, Derbyshire, England from 1849 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.

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History

The station opened as Pye Bridge for Alfreton on 1 December 1851 by the Midland Railway. It was renamed Pye Bridge in May 1862. Local passenger services on the Ambergate-Pye Bridge line were stopped on 16 June 1947 and the station closed to both passengers from the Erewash Valley Line and goods traffic on 2 January 1967. [1] [2]

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References

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Alfreton   Midland Railway
Erewash Valley Line
  Codnor Park and Ironville
Line open, station closed
Codnor Park and Ironville   Midland Railway
Mansfield & Pinxton Railway
  Pinxton and Selston
Disused railways
Terminus Midland Railway
Line closed, station open