Norbury and Ellaston railway station

Norbury and Ellaston
Location
Area Derbyshire Dales
Grid reference SK122422
Operations
Original company North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
31 May 1852 Station opened
November 1901 renamed Norbury and Ellastone
2 April 1923 renamed Norbury and Ellaston
1 November 1954 regular services end
c. April 1958 Station closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Norbury and Ellaston railway station was opened in 1852 by the North Staffordshire Railway at Norbury south of Ashbourne, Derbyshire.[2]

(There is a later Norbury station originally opened in Surrey by the LB&SCR in 1868)

It was on a branch from Rocester to Ashbourne and in 1899 it was met by the Ashbourne Line built by the London and North Western Railway from Buxton.

Passenger services finished in 1954 and freight ended in 1956

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Clifton Mayfield   North Staffordshire Railway
Ashbourne Line		   Rocester

See also

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ↑ Bentley, J.M., Fox, G.K., (1997) Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to Ashbourne (Scenes From The Past series 32), Romiley: Foxline Publishing

Coordinates: 52°58′40″N 1°49′07″W / 52.9779°N 1.8187°W / 52.9779; -1.8187


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