Heeley railway station
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Heeley | |
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 The station building in 2006 | |
| Location | Heeley, City of Sheffield England |
| Coordinates | 53°21′41″N 1°28′24″W / 53.36132°N 1.47329°WCoordinates: 53°21′41″N 1°28′24″W / 53.36132°N 1.47329°W |
| Grid reference | SK351850 |
| Platforms | 2/4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 February 1870 | Opened |
| 1901–03 | Extended to four platforms |
| 10 June 1968 | Closed |
Heeley railway station was a railway station in Sheffield, England. The station served the communities of Heeley, Meersbrook and Lowfield and was situated on the Midland Main Line near London Road on Heeley Bridge, lying between Sheffield Midland station and Millhouses railway station.
The station opened with the inauguration of the Midland Railway's main line between Chesterfield and Sheffield on 1 February 1870.[1] This new station of 1870 was designed by the company architect John Holloway Sanders.[2] It was built on an embankment between the A61, London Road South and the River Sheaf. During construction both the road and river were diverted to create space for the station and sidings.
On 22 November 1876 an overnight passenger train from London St Pancras to Scotland via Carlisle derailed at Heeley due to a track defect,[3] causing several people to be injured.[4]
Initially the station had two platforms but this was increased to four when the line from Sheffield to Dore was widened between 1901 and 1903.[5] Heeley station was the only station on this section of the line that was an elevated station with subway access from below to the platforms. It closed on 10 June 1968 at the same time as Millhouses railway station and all the platform buildings were demolished. The subway is still present although both entrances have been blocked in; the entrance on London Road can be seen and iron railings are present.
In July 2017, it was proposed by Local Enterprise Partnership that new stations should be built at Millhouses and Heeley as well as new platforms at Dore & Totley.[6] The plans would be part of a call to have better links in South Yorkshire area as well as plans for a new Woodhead Route reopening.
References[]
- ^ "Opening of the New Midland Railway". Sheffield Independent. 5 February 1870.
- ^ "The Sheffield and Chesterfield District Railway. The New stations". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 13 April 1869. Retrieved 12 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ E. G. Barnes (1970). The Midland Main Line 1875–1922. London: Allen & Unwin.
- ^ "Fearful Railway Accident at Healey". Sheffield Independent. 25 November 1876.
- ^ Batty, Stephen R. (2005). Rail Centres: Sheffield. Booklaw Publications. p. 53. ISBN 1-901945-21-9.
- ^ http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/your-say/is-sheffield-destined-to-fail-and-trail-1-8636597[bare URL]
External links[]
- "Vintage photograph showing the exterior of the station building circa. 1950". Archived from the original on 18 September 2010.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millhouses and Ecclesall Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Midland Main Line |
Sheffield Midland Line and station open | ||
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- Disused railway stations in Sheffield
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968
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- John Holloway Sanders railway stations
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