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Clay Cross and Egstow railway station

Coordinates: 53°10′21″N 1°24′28″W / 53.172541°N 1.407836°W / 53.172541; -1.407836
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Clay Cross and Egstow
Hummy ready for a run to Ashover at Clay Cross and Egstow station, 1931
General information
LocationClay Cross, North East Derbyshire
England
Coordinates53°10′21″N 1°24′28″W / 53.172541°N 1.407836°W / 53.172541; -1.407836
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
7 April 1925Opened
14 September 1936Passenger services ended
by 1950Line and station closed

Clay Cross and Egstow railway station the terminus of the Ashover Light Railway and it served the Egstow area of Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire, England. The station had an unusually large nameboard (10 ft by 3 ft) which stood on the single low platform. There was a wooden station building consisting of an open-fronted wooden shelter, which had the manager's office on one side, and on the other what was intended as a parcels office, but was actually used as a general storeroom. The station was the only one on the line to enjoy electric lighting. After closure in 1950. The site was demolished and is now occupied by a road called Bridge Street.[1][2][3][4]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Chesterfield Road   Ashover Light Railway   Terminus

References

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  1. ^ "The Ashover Light Railway Society » The Route".
  2. ^ "Ashover Light Railway".
  3. ^ "The Ashover Light Railway – Part 2". 19 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Ashover Light Railway – Clay Cross Today".