Woodhead railway station

53°29′43″N 1°49′53″W / 53.4954°N 1.8314°W / 53.4954; -1.8314Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companySheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester RailwayPre-groupingGreat Central RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates8 April 1844opened1953station moved to new alignment27 July 1964closed

Woodhead railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of Woodhead on the Woodhead Line.

History

The station was opened on 8 April 1844^[1] by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. It was served by stopping passenger trains operating on the route from Manchester London Road to Sheffield Victoria.

The station was later operated by the Great Central Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway.

Second station

A new station was opened in 1953 by the Eastern Region of British Railways on a different site in conjunction with the opening of the new Woodhead Tunnel and electrification of the line. The station was closed on 27 July 1964 but the line remained open for passengers trains until 1970 and to freight traffic until 1981.

Gallery

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  The original Woodhead station seen from above Woodhead tunnel in 1951
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  The remains of the station in 2005
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  Disused platform in 2012

References

Ashbourne lineCromford and High Peak RailwayManchester, Buxton, Matlock
and Midland Jcn RlySheffield & Midland C'tteeWoodhead lineAshover Light RailwayNorth Midland RailwayDerbyshire and Staffordshire extensionRipley and Heanor branch linesMelbourne lineCastle Donington lineMidland Counties RailwayErewash Valley linePinxton branch lineLancashire, Derbyshire
and East Coast RailwayGCR Main Line and Chesterfield loopClowne and Doe Lea branchesOther