Awsworth railway station
Awsworth | |
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General information | |
Location | Awsworth, Broxtowe England |
Grid reference | SK479442 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Northern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 November 1880 | Station opened |
7 September 1964 | Station closed |
Awsworth railway station was a former railway station in Awsworth, Nottinghamshire. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension in 1875–6.
History
It was situated on a down grade between Kimberley East railway station and the crossing of the Erewash Valley, which it crossed by means of the impressive Bennerley Viaduct which has been partly preserved. Nearby was Awsworth Junction where a branch led north towards Eastwood and Langley Mill and Pinxton[1] crossing the impressive Giltbrook Viaduct known locally as "Forty Bridges".
Opened by the Great Northern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
It was then closed by the British Railways Board.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Kimberley East | London Midland Region of British Railways (Derby) Friargate Line |
Ilkeston North |
The site today
The station house is still there on a path past the site.[2]
References
- ^ Higginson, M., (1989) The Friargate Line:Derby and the Great Northern Railway, Derby: Golden Pingle Publishing
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
Further reading
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links
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