Beauchief railway station explained

Beauchief
Status:Disused
Borough:Abbeydale, City of Sheffield
Country:England
Coordinates:53.3358°N -1.5081°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2/4
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:LMSR
London Midland Region of British Railways
Years:1 February 1870
Events:Opened as Abbey Houses
Years1:1 April 1870
Events1:renamed Beauchief
Years2:1 May 1874
Events2:renamed Beauchief and Abbey Dale
Years3:1901 - 3
Events3:Expanded to four platforms
Years4:19 March 1914
Events4:renamed Beauchief
Years5:2 January 1961
Events5:Closed for passengers [1]
Years6:15 June 1964
Events6:closed for goods

Beauchief railway station (pronounced Beechif) was in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

It was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 and was designed by the company architect John Holloway Sanders.[2]

The station served the communities of Beauchief, Woodseats and Ecclesall and was situated on the Midland Main Line between Millhouses railway station and Dore & Totley station, near Abbeydale Road South in Abbeydale. The station was originally called Abbey Houses and later Beauchief & Abbey Dale station.

The station was opened on the site of Hutcliffe Mill at the same time as the main line from Chesterfield. At opening it had two platforms, but this was increased to four with the widening which took place between 1901 and 1903. It closed on 1 January 1961. The stationmasters house survives as a private residence and the nearby Abbeydale Station Hotel was renamed the Beauchief Hotel. In 2018 the hotel site was redeveloped as luxury apartments.

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Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. News: . The Sheffield and Chesterfield District Railway. The New stations . Sheffield Daily Telegraph . British Newspaper Archive . 13 April 1869 . 12 July 2016 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.