Renishaw Central railway station

Former railway station in Derbyshire, England

53°17′54″N 1°20′04″W / 53.2983°N 1.3345°W / 53.2983; -1.3345Grid referenceSK443781Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMS&LRPre-groupingGreat Central RailwayPost-groupingLNER
British RailwaysKey dates1 June 1892^[1]Opened as Eckington & Renishaw25 September 1950Renamed Renishaw Central4 March 1963Closed for passengers^[2]14 June 1965Closed 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 London Marylebone and Manchester Piccadilly via Sheffield Victoria. It had two platforms with wooden waiting rooms and canopies and a wooden ticket office on an overbridge at the southern end.^[3]

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,^[4] but the trackbed forms part of the Central Section of the Trans Pennine Trail.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Killamarsh Central Line and station closed		Great Central Railway Derbyshire Lines		Staveley Central Line and station closed

References

^ Dow 1962, p. 232.
^ Butt 1995, p. 89.
^ Grainger 2002, pp. 9 & 85-96.
^ Kingscott 2007, p. 91.

Sources

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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two Dominion of Watkin 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-1469-5. OCLC 655324061.
Grainger, Ken (2002). Sheffield Victoria to Chesterfield Central, The "Derbyshire Lines" of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Part 1. Bredbury: Foxline Limited. ISBN 978-1-870119-83-2.
Kingscott, Geoffrey (2007). Lost Railways of Derbyshire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-042-8.

External links

Renishaw Central Subterranea Britannica
Renishaw Central Disused Stations
The station on an Edwardian 25" OS map, with overlays National Library of Scotland
The station and line on multiple maps with overlays Rail Map Online
The station on a navigable 1955 OS map npe Maps
The station on line BEI Railway Codes
Looking south from the station overbridge, the station is behind the camera RCTS
Looking north with the station to the left, the line curving right led to the ironworks RCTS
Looking north from the road overbridge RCTS
Looking north after closure as a through route. The unsevered track served Arkwright Colliery RCTS
Looking north eastwards from the road RCTS