Westhouses and Blackwell railway station
Westhouses and Blackwell | |
|---|---|
 A freight train at the station in 1957 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Westhouses, Derbyshire, England England |
| Coordinates | 53°07′02″N 1°22′06″W / 53.117143°N 1.368375°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| Key dates | |
| 17 October 1881 | Opened |
| 1933 | Pleasley branch line closed to passengers |
| 2 January 1967 | Station closed |
Westhouses and Blackwell railway station is a former railway station in Westhouses, and Blackwell, Derbyshire on the Derbyshire border west of Mansfield. The line served as a junction for both the modern-day Erewash Valley Line and a branch line to Pleasley West.
History
[edit]Not much is recorded about the station other than it was opened in 1881. The station building was of typical Midland Railway build and closed to passenger services to Pleasley in 1930. The station closed on 2 January 1967,[1][2] and nothing remains of the station. The line remains open to services on the Erewash Valley Line. The branch to Pleasley is now the Silverhill Trail.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfreton | Erewash Valley Line Midland Railway |
Doe Hill | ||
| Tibshelf & Newton | Pleasley Branch Midland Railway |
Alfreton |
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 476. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ 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. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.