Fairfield Halt railway station
Fairfield Halt | |
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Location | Buxton, High Peak, Derbyshire England |
Coordinates | 53°16′1″N 1°54′23″W / 53.26694°N 1.90639°WCoordinates: 53°16′1″N 1°54′23″W / 53.26694°N 1.90639°W |
Grid reference | SK063744 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | LNWR |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Key dates | |
16 December 1907 | Opened |
11 September 1939 | Closed |
Fairfield Halt was a railway station at Fairfield near Buxton, Derbyshire that was open between 1907 and 1939. The station was opened by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR) on 16 December 1907 to serve the nearby Buxton Golf Club.[1] Opening the station had been requested by the golf club committee and the local authority to attract more visitors who lived close to the LNWR's line between Manchester and Buxton.[2]
The station was unusual in that it only had one platform and was only served by trains heading to Buxton.[1] In addition passengers were only allowed to alight from trains.[3]
Known at various times as simply Fairfield, Fairfield Halt and Fairfield Halt for Golf Links, the station closed at the outbreak of the Second World War.[1][3]
The station is shown as 'HALT' on the 1923 OS Popular Edition Map of Buxton.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 168.
- ^ "Golf and Golfers". Manchester Courier. No. 15, 953. 24 December 1907. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Bentley, J.M. (1987). Scenes from the Past:2 The railways around Buxton. Foxline. p. 15. ISBN 978-18701-1901-6.
- ^ Buxton & Matlock (Map). 1:50000. Popular Edition 1923. Ordnance Survey.
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1907
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939
- Disused railway stations in Derbyshire
- North West England railway station stubs