Renishaw Central railway station

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

Renishaw Central
Station site in 1993.
LocationRenishaw, North East Derbyshire
England
Coordinates53.2983°N 1.3345°W / 53.2983; -1.3345
Grid referenceSK443781
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMS&LR
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways
Key dates
1 June 1892[1]Opened as Eckington & Renishaw
25 September 1950Renamed Renishaw Central
4 March 1963Closed for passengers[2]
14 June 1965closed for freight

From its opening until 1950, the station was named Eckington and Renishaw, but was renamed 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 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 while 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. (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 (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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kingscott, Geoffrey (2007). Lost Railways of Derbyshire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN 978 1 84674 042 8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading
  • Deacon, Nick (May 2017). "Renishaw Ironworks, History and Development". Railway Bylines. Clophill: Irwell Press. 22 (6). ISSN 1360-2098.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Lines, Vic (June 2017). Bob; Gellatly (eds.). "Traffic at Renishaw Central". Forward. North Anston: Great Central Railway Society. 192. ISSN 0141-4488.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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