Clifton (Mayfield) railway station

This article is about the station in Clifton, Derbyshire. For the stations in other places called Clifton, see Clifton railway station.
Clifton (Mayfield)

The station in 1983
Location
Place Clifton
Area Derbyshire Dales
Coordinates 53°00′01″N 1°45′23″W / 53.0004°N 1.7564°W / 53.0004; -1.7564Coordinates: 53°00′01″N 1°45′23″W / 53.0004°N 1.7564°W / 53.0004; -1.7564
Grid reference SK164447
Operations
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Pre-grouping North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
3 May 1852 Station opened as Clifton
22 August 1893 renamed Clifton (Mayfield)
1 November 1954 Closed to passengers
1964 Final closure[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Clifton (Mayfield) railway station was opened on 3 May 1852 by the North Staffordshire Railway[2] at Clifton on the southern fringes of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Originally named Clifton, it was renamed Clifton (Mayfield) on 22 August 1893, and was known as Clifton for Mayfield in some timetables.[2]

Clifton Station

It was on a branch from Rocester to Ashbourne and in 1899 it was met by the Ashbourne Line built by the London and North Western Railway from Buxton.[3]

The unique signal box in 1983

Regular passenger services ceased on 1 November 1954[2] and freight ended in 1964

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ashbourne   North Staffordshire Railway
Ashbourne Line
  Norbury and Ellaston

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 63. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. Bentley, J.M., Fox, G.K., (1997) Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to Ashbourne (Scenes From The Past series 32), Romiley: Foxline Publishing

See also

     

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