Sinfin Central railway station

Sinfin Central station was in the Sinfin area of the city of Derby, Derbyshire, England.

The station was on the former line between Derby and Ashby de la Zouch, which had closed in 1930. On 4 October 1976^[1] a new unstaffed station was opened with a passenger service to serve the nearby Rolls-Royce factory. Despite Derby City Council's efforts to encourage usage of public transport and was based on the Cross-City Line in Birmingham, the service was very under used.

The service was reduced to one return train per day in 1992 with the return departing Sinfin Central at 06:57. The service did not run at weekends and there was no evening return. This ran until 1993, when the Derwent Valley Line, which interworked with the Sinfin branch, changed to using Sprinter trains. Sprinters were not permitted on the branch because of compatibility issues with the obsolete low-voltage track circuits used on the line. The last train on 17 May 1993,^[1]and the train service was then replaced with a taxi.

On 2 May 1997 the line became part of the Central Trains franchise as part of the Privatisation of British Rail, but no Central Trains have ever stopped at the station. On 6 November 1997 Central Trains and The Director of Passenger Rail Franchising proposed the closure of the line. This was granted on 21 May 1998 by the then Rail Regulator John Swift QC. During the final year there were three regular users of the taxi at a single cost £1.20 ^[2]

Unlike Sinfin North, Sinfin Central had public access with a 330m long footpath from Wilmore Road. There was no public road access to the station or car park, and the path is still in situ.

The line survives to serve the Rolls Royce plant and the station is still in situ.

References

External links

• [1] The Closure Acceptance Form from the Rail Regulations Office