Elford railway station

Elford railway station was a railway station serving the village of Elford and the manor of Haselour Hall in Staffordshire, opened by the Midland Railway in 1850.

Elford
LocationElford, Lichfield
England
Coordinates52.6959°N 1.7058°W / 52.6959; -1.7058
Grid referenceSK199109
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1850Station opens as Haselour
1 November 1855renamed Haselour and Elford
1 September 1864renamed Elford and Haselour
1 April 1904renamed Haselour
5 May 1914renamed Elford
31 March 1952Station closes[1]

It was between Tamworth and Burton upon Trent on the line originally built by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.

Originally, it was called Haselour and later either Elford and Haselour or Haselour and Elford.

It had two platforms on either side of the double track with conventional Midland buildings.

It closed in 1952 but reopened for transporting goods in 1954 through 1973.[2]

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing


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