Birch Vale railway station
Birch Vale | |
|---|---|
 The station in 1965, looking eastwards towards Hayfield | |
| General information | |
| Location | Birch Vale, Derbyshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°22′44″N 1°58′06″W / 53.3789°N 1.9684°W |
| Grid reference | SK022869 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central and Midland Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Joint LNER/LMS London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| May 1868 | Opened |
| 5 January 1970 | Closed to passengers |
Birch Vale railway station served the village of Birch Vale, Derbyshire, England. It was a stop on the Hayfield branch between New Mills Central and Hayfield between 1868 and 1970.
History
[edit]The station was opened in May 1868 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway on a branch line to serve the villages along the valley of the River Sett and the local mills. The line was also popular with hikers.
It closed, along with the Hayfield branch, on 5 January 1970.[1][2]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mills Central Line closed, station open |
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Hayfield branch |
Hayfield Line and station closed | ||
The site today
[edit]The trackbed of the former branch line has been converted into the Sett Valley Trail, a shared-use path of 2.5 miles (4.0 km) in length.[3] No traces of the station are visible.
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 77. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Birch Vale station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Discover The Sett Valley Trail: The Gateway to Kinder". Hayfield.info. 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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