Upperthorpe and Killamarsh railway station

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Upperthorpe and Killamarsh
LocationNorth East Derbyshire
England
Grid referenceSK 449 807
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLD&ECR
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways
Key dates
1 October 1898Opened as "Killamarsh"
1 January 1907Renamed "Upperthorpe and Killamarsh"[1][2]
7 July 1930Closed[3]

Upperthorpe and Killamarsh was a railway station in Killamarsh, North East Derbyshire, England which served the village (now town) from its opening in 1899 until its closure in 1930. It was situated on the LD&ECR's line into Sheffield between Spinkhill and Woodhouse Mill stations.

See also[]

Three stations served the village, all of which started as plain "Killamarsh":

History[]

Opening and operation[]

The station was opened on the Beighton Branch of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway (LD&ECR) in 1898. The LD&ECR wished to extend into Sheffield using the MS&LR's lines but was rebuffed, and instead joined the Midland's line at Beighton Junction. From there it went on to join the Sheffield District Railway at Treeton Junction and thereby gain access to goods traffic in central Sheffield and to the Midland Railway's Sheffield station.

Closure[]

The station closed in 1930. The line itself closed to stopping passenger services on the outbreak of World War II in 1939.[4] In the late 1980s the station site was home to a short-lived railway preservation attempt known as the Rother Valley Railway. This was formally abandoned in 1992, the preservationists' energy and commitment was transferred to the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway.

Today[]

The station fell into disuse after closure and the track on the line was completely lifted in the 1980s when the nearby closed. The Station Master's house on Field Lane is now a private dwelling and has no connection to the old platforms, which themselves have been demolished along with any other traces of the station. The cutting of the old line is now very overgrown and neglected with refuse; many efforts have been made to restrict access to the site through the use of fences.

Sheffield District Railway and connecting lines
LD&ECR and Sheffield District Railway


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Woodhouse Mill
Line and station closed 		  Great Central Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway 		  Spinkhill
Line and station closed

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Minute No. 6208". Minutes of Meeting of the Superintendents' Conference (Report). London: Railway Clearing House. 23 January 1907. (Unpublished).
  2. ^ Dow 1965, p. 111.
  3. ^ Butt 1995.
  4. ^ Cupit & Taylor 1984, p. 39.

Sources[]

  • 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Cupit, J.; Taylor, W. (1984) [1966]. The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway. Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-302-2. OL19.
  • Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0263-0. OCLC 500447049.

Further reading[]

  • Booth, Chris (2013). The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway A pictorial view of the "Dukeries Route" and branches. Blurb. ISBN 978-1-78155-660-3. 06715029.
  • Little, Lawson (1995). Langwith Junction, the Life and Times of a Railway Village. Newark-upon-Trent: Vesper Publications. ISBN 978-0-9526171-0-5.

     

External links[]

Coordinates: 53°19′17″N 1°19′38″W / 53.32139°N 1.32722°W / 53.32139; -1.32722


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