Altofts railway station

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Altofts and Whitwood railway station was opened in 1870 by the Midland Railway on its line from Derby to Leeds Wellington Station.

It was built on an embankment using spoil from the cutting south of Normanton. The area was in any case, prone to subsidence, resulting in speed restrictions and the need to shore up the platforms.

The name "Whitwood" was dropped in 1970 and the station closed in 1990

North of the station the line crosses the Aire and Calder Navigation and the River Calder by means of a viaduct of five sixty foot arches.

[edit] References

Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing