Whittington railway station

Whittington railway station is a former railway station on the southern edge of New Whittington, Derbyshire, England.

Whittington
LocationChesterfield
England
Grid referenceSK 401 750
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1861Station opened
9 June 1873Replaced by new station further north
4 February 1952Closed to regular services
March 1977Closed completely[1]
North Midland Railway
72¾
Leeds (Hunslet Lane)
70¾
Hunslet
(1850)
68¾
Woodlesford
66¼
Methley
64¼
Calder Viaduct
Altofts and Whitwood
(1870)
63¼
Normanton
59¾
Barnsley Canal
Oakenshaw
for Wakefield
Sandal and Walton
(1870)
58¼
Chevet Tunnel
57
56
¾
Royston and Notton
(
1st
2nd
)
(
1841–1900
1900–1968
)
53¾
Cudworth
49¼
Darfield
(2nd)
(1901–1963)
48¾
48¾
Darfield
(1st)
(1840–1901)
47¾
Wath North
45¾
Swinton Town
43¾
Kilnhurst West
Parkgate and Rawmarsh
(1853)
40¾
Rotherham Masborough
Ickles viaduct
36¾
Treeton
35¼
Woodhouse Mill
34¾
Beighton
(1840-1843)
32¼
Killamarsh West
30¼
Eckington and Renishaw
27¾
Barrow Hill
Whittington
Tapton Junction
25
24
¾
Chesterfield
original
current
20¾
Clay Cross
17¾
Stretton
14¾
Wingfield
11½
Lodge Hill Tunnel
11
10½
Ambergate
current
original
Longland Tunnel
7
Belper
current
original
5
Duffield
current
original
Nottingham Road
(1856)
0¾
Derby

History

The original Whittington station was opened by the Midland Railway in 1861 to serve Old Whittington.

The station was on the North Midland Railway's "Old Road" between Chesterfield and Rotherham Masborough. The line opened in 1840 and became very busy with coal and steel traffic with a number of new branches. In 1870 the Midland opened the "New Road" through Sheffield from Tapton Junction just north of Chesterfield, diverting passenger expresses away from the Old Road.

The line through Whittington remained busy with local passengers, particularly with the rapidly expanding industry. The original station was replaced with a station 1.5 miles (2 km) further north in 1873. This 1873 station was the final Whittington station in the area.

The buildings were constructed of timber, as was the signal box, with loops to each line. For a period around 1938 there was a wagon works nearby, with a small siding.

The last regular passenger trains called on 4 February 1952, though it was used for excursions and special trains until 1977.[2]

Passenger services

In 1922 passenger services calling at Whittington were at their most intensive, with trains serving four destinations via five overlapping routes:

  • On Sundays only
  • On Mondays to Saturdays three stopping services plied between Sheffield (MR) and Chesterfield
    • most ran direct down the "New Road" through Dronfield and went nowhere near Whittington.
  • the other two services went the "long way round" via the "Old Road". They set off north eastwards from Sheffield (MR) towards Rotherham then swung east to go south along the Old Road
    • one of these continued north past Holmes, a short distance before Masboro' then swung hard right, next stop Treeton, then all stations, including Whittington, to Chesterfield,
    • the other continued past Attercliffe Road then swung right onto the Sheffield District Railway passing through or calling at West Tinsley and Catcliffe before Treeton, after which they called at all stations to Chesterfield.
  • Also on Mondays to Saturdays two stopping services plied between Mansfield (MR) and Chesterfield via Barrow Hill

Modern traffic

The line is now part of the current Midland Main Line. It is used predominantly for freight, with a handful of passenger trains going the "long way round" from Chesterfield to Sheffield via the Old Road and Darnall largely to retain staff route knowledge in case of diversions.[4]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Barrow Hill
Line open, station closed
  Midland Railway
North Midland Railway "Old Road"
  Chesterfield
Line and station open

References

Notes

Sources

  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [1922]. July 1922 Railway Guide. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
  • 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.
  • Pixton, Bob (2001). North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route: Part 2 Chesterfield-Sheffield-Rotherham. Nottingham: Runpast Publishing, (now Book Law). ISBN 1 870754 51 4.

     

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