Renishaw Central railway station explained

Renishaw Central
Status:Disused
Borough:Renishaw, North East Derbyshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.2983°N -1.3345°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:MS&LR
Pregroup:Great Central Railway
Postgroup:LNER
British Railways
Years:1 June 1892
Events:Opened as Eckington & Renishaw
Years1:25 September 1950
Events1:Renamed Renishaw Central
Years2:4 March 1963
Events2:Closed for passengers
Years3:14 June 1965
Events3:Closed for freight

Renishaw Central is a former railway station in Renishaw, Derbyshire, England.

From its opening the station was named Eckington and Renishaw, but it was renamed "Renishaw Central" in 1950 by British Railways to prevent confusion with the nearby ex-Midland Railway station, also called Eckington and Renishaw.

The station was on the Great Central Main Line which ran between and via . It had two platforms with wooden waiting rooms and canopies and a wooden ticket office on an overbridge at the southern end.

The station was the junction for a Great Central branch to Renishaw Ironworks. A Midland branch to the ironworks passed under the platforms. There was also a branch to Renishaw Park colliery.

Modern times

The station has been demolished, but the trackbed forms part of the Central Section of the Trans Pennine Trail.

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