| Clowne South | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Area | Derbyshire |
| Operations | |
| Original company | LD&ECR |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways |
| History | |
| 8 March 1897 | Opened as Clowne South |
| 10 September 1939 | renamed Clown and Barlborough |
| 18 June 1951 | renamed Clowne South |
| circa april 1964 | Closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Clowne South railway station was a former railway station in Clowne, Derbyshire. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway in March 1897 and closed in 1939. [2]
It was built side by side with the Midland Railway station on the latter's line between Staveley and Elmton, and to the south there was a connection between the two lines.
The LD&ECR line then continued north, crossing the Midland line near the branch to Barlborough Colliery, then dropped steeply to the Rother valley through Spinkhill Tunnel.
One portal of the tunnel is still viewable from 'The Sidings' skate park near the old Tertiary College. The other portal now buried under the road that leads to Tesco and the new roundabout.
The old trackbed can be followed through Linear Park, before you descend down some steps where there would have been a bridge to carry the track over towards the Markland Grips.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinkhill | Great Central Railway Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway |
Creswell and Wellbeck | ||