Stapleford and Sandiacre railway station
Former railway station in Derbyshire, England
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Stapleford and Sandiacre railway station served the towns of Stapleford, Nottinghamshire and Sandiacre, Derbyshire, England from 1847 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.
LocationStapleford, Nottinghamshire,
Sandiacre, Derbyshire
England
Sandiacre, Derbyshire
England
Coordinates52.922°N 1.283°W
Platforms3
Stapleford and Sandiacre | |||||
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A freight train on the up side in 1962 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, Sandiacre, Derbyshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.922°N 1.283°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK483363 | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| 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 | First station opened as Sandiacre and Stapleford | ||||
| 1 May 1872 | First station closed and second station opened | ||||
| 1884 | Name changed to Stapleford and Sandiacre | ||||
| 2 January 1967 | Second station closed | ||||
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History
The station opened as Sandiacre and Stapleford on 6 September 1847 by the Midland Railway. It closed on 1 May 1872[1] but a second station opened on the same day. The second station's name was changed to Stapleford and Sandiacre in 1884. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[2][3][4]
Stationmasters
- John Willoughby 1859 - 1865[5]
- Edward Eagle 1865[5] - ca. 1866 (formerly station master at Croxall, afterwards station master at Langley Mill)
- Albert C. Bilham until 1872[6] (afterwards station master at Ilkeston)
- Samuel Hawkins Orchard 1872[6] - 1906[7] (formerly stationmaster at Upton on Severn)
- George Ward 1906 - 1911[8]
- Alfred Marston 1911 - 1920 (afterwards stationmaster at Beeston)
- Charles James Waters 1920 - 1941[9]
- S.H. Burditt 1941[10] - 1950 (formerly stationmaster at Selly Oak)
- Harold Anslow ca. 1958 ca. 1967
