Hammersmith railway station

Hammersmith railway station is a heritage railway station on the Midland Railway - Butterley in Derbyshire.

For the London Underground stations, see Hammersmith tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) and Hammersmith tube station (District and Piccadilly lines).

Hammersmith
View towards Butterley.
Location
Place	Hammersmith
Area	Amber Valley
Coordinates	53°3′47″N 1°24′32″W
Grid reference	SK396519
Operations
Operated by	Midland Railway - Butterley
Platforms	1
History
1968	Closure of Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line
?	Station opened
Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Midland Railway – Butterley
Ambergate–Pye Bridge line  A38  Hammersmith Butterley Reservoir Butterley Swanwick Junction Swanwick Colliery Riddings Ironville Codnor Park Junction Ironville Junction River Erewash Riddings Junction Pye Bridge Erewash Valley line to Trent │ towards Chesterfield

Ambergate–Pye Bridge Line
Erewash Valley Line Pye Bridge Erewash Valley Line Swanwick Colliery Swanwick Junction Butterley Hammersmith Ripley Branch Hartshay Colliery Midland Main Line Ambergate Derwent Valley Line Midland Main Line

There was no station at this point originally, being situated on the Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line. However, when the line was reopened, the A38 road prevented any further westward extension.

Hammersmith is used as terminus with a run-around loop. Trains normally proceed from here eastwards without stopping at Butterley railway station which they left a few minutes previously. The location of the terminus allows passengers to cross the causeway over Butterley Reservoir.

There is no public access at this point; passengers are instead advised to use Butterley railway station.

The signal box at Hammersmith was originally at Kilby Bridge in Leicestershire. Built in 1900, it was closed by British Rail on 29 June 1986 and moved to the Centre in August 1986. It was re-erected at Hammersmith in 1987 and commissioned in September 1989. It is a standard Midland Railway type 3B 'box.

There has been some discussion that the line could be extended westwards under the A38 and onto Sawmills as finances allow.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Terminus		Midland Railway - Butterley		Butterley