Codnor Park and Ironville railway station
Former railway station in Derbyshire, England
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Codnor Park and Ironville railway station served the villages of Codnor Park and Ironville, Derbyshire, England from 1847 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.
Codnor Park and Ironville | |||||
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A Class 156 near the site of the station in 1989 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ashfield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.0563°N 1.345°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK440512 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 6 September 1847 | Opened | ||||
| 2 January 1967 | Closed | ||||
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History
The station opened on 6 September 1847[1] by the Midland Railway. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[2][3]
Stationmasters
- Francis Millington ca. 1857
- Richard Smedley before 1859
- W. Briero ca. 1859 - ca. 1866[4]
- John Ashton ca. 1871 - 1876[5] (afterwards station master at Matlock Bridge)
- Endersbye Chapman 1876[5] - 1885[6]
- William Grant 1885 - 1890[6] (formerly station master at Sharnbrook)
- George Henry Ward 1890 - 1895[6]
- William Frederick Best 1895[6] - 1905[7] (formerly station master at Whitwell, afterwards station master at Pye Bridge)
- Albert C. East 1905 - 1907[7] (formerly station master at Kimberley)
- Edward Henry Baldwin 1907[7] - ca. 1914 (formerly station master at Didsbury)
- Harold Smith
- G. Cook until 1922 (afterwards station master at Ilkeston)
- Lewis James Oldham 1922 - 1929
- John Hitchens 1929 - 1937[8] (afterwards station master at Pye Bridge)
- William Henry Smart from 1937[9] (formerly station master at Blakesley)
- Albert Edward Ganderton until 1954[10]
- Sigard Weatherill from 1955[11]
