Pye Bridge railway station

Pye Bridge railway station served the village of Pye Bridge, Alfreton, England from 1849 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.

Pye Bridge
LocationPye Bridge, Alfreton
England
Coordinates53.0697°N 1.3418°W / 53.0697; -1.3418
Grid referenceSK442527
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1851 (1851-12-01)Opened as Pye Bridge for Alfreton
May 1862Renamed Pye Bridge
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02)Closed

History

The station opened as Pye Bridge for Alfreton on 1 December 1851 by the Midland Railway. It was renamed Pye Bridge in May 1862. Passenger services on the Ambergate-Pye Bridge line were stopped on 16 June 1947 and the station closed to both passengers from the Erewash Valley Line and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[1][2]

References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 334
  2. Historic England. "Pye Bridge Station (509022)". PastScape. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Alfreton   Midland Railway
Erewash Valley Line
  Codnor Park and Ironville
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
TerminusMidland Railway
Line closed, station open


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