Hassop railway station

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Hassop
Hassop station and nearby 2017 07.jpg
Hassop Station, showing the Monsal Trail
LocationDerbyshire Dales
England
Coordinates53°13′52″N 1°40′33″W / 53.2312°N 1.6758°W / 53.2312; -1.6758Coordinates: 53°13′52″N 1°40′33″W / 53.2312°N 1.6758°W / 53.2312; -1.6758
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 August 1862Station opens as Hassop
circa 1870renamed Hassop for Chatsworth
circa 1906renamed Hassop
17 August 1942Station closed
The remains of Hassop Station in 1961

Hassop railway station was a station situated about two miles from the village of Hassop in the Peak District of Derbyshire. It was opened in 1862[1] by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley.[2]

It was built for the benefit of the Duke of Devonshire of Chatsworth House who, having previously declined to allow the railway to pass over the easier terrain of his lands, belatedly saw its possible benefit.[3] Indeed, for a while it was renamed "Hassop for Chatsworth".[4] However, in this sparsely populated area, it saw little use, and closed in 1942. It greatest usefulness was as a goods yard, which closed in 1964.

The station building has since been renovated by Hassop Station Ltd. Hassop Station is now a family friendly cafe with outdoor covered seating and play area, book shop, gift shop and cycle hire facility. Disabled access and toilets are available here, along with a large car park.

The trackbed is part of the Monsal Trail, a walk and cycleway. Four tunnels (located between the Great Longstone station and Topley Pike Junction sites) were reopened on the trail in May 2011, lengthening the trail to a continuous 8.5 miles (13.7 km) for cyclists walkers and riders.

History[]

Opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, then becoming part of the Midland Railway, the station became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1939.[5] The station then closed to passengers in 1942.[1]

Route[]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Longstone
Line and station closed 		  Midland Railway
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway 		  Bakewell
Line and station closed

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. ^ Truman, P.; Hunt, D. (1989). Midland Railway Portrait. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing.
  3. ^ Radford, B. (1988). Midland Though The Peak. Unicorn Books.
  4. ^ Hillmer, J. (2007). British Railways Past & Present - Derbyshire. Past & Present Publishing Ltd.
  5. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
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