Unstone railway station explained

Unstone
Status:Disused
Borough:Unstone, District of North East Derbyshire
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 February 1870
Events:Station opens as Unston
Years1:1 July 1908
Events1:renamed Unstone
Years2:29 October 1951
Events2:Station closed for passengers[1]
Years3:1961
Events3:closed for goods

Unstone railway station was a station in Derbyshire, England.

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

It was on what is known to railwaymen as the "New Road" to Sheffield. This bypassed the North Midland Railway's original line, which had avoided Sheffield due to the gradients involved, and came to be known as the "Old Road".[3]

Originally called Unston, until 1908 when the "e" was added. It had timber buildings without canopies. It closed to passengers in 1951 and for goods services in 1961.

From Unstone, the line continued the long 1 in 100 climb to Dronfield.

References

53.2901°N -1.4427°W

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 .
  3. Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing