Stapleford and Sandiacre railway station

Stapleford and Sandiacre railway station served the towns of Stapleford, Nottinghamshire and Sandiacre, Derbyshire, England from 1847 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.

Stapleford and Sandiacre
A freight train on the up side in 1962
Location
Place	Stapleford Sandiacre
Area	Derbyshire
Coordinates	52.922°N 1.283°W / 52.922; -1.283
Grid reference	SK483363
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	3
History
6 September 1847 (1847-09-06)	First station opened as Sandiacre and Stapleford
1 May 1872	First station closed and second station opened
1884	Name changed to Stapleford and Sandiacre
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02)	Second station closed
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History

The station opened as Sandiacre and Stapleford on 6 September 1847 by the Midland Railway. It closed on 1 May 1872[1] but a second station opened on the same day. The second station's name was changed to Stapleford and Sandiacre in 1884. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[2][3][4]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 356. OCLC 931112387.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 378. OCLC 931112387.
3. Historic England. "Stapleford and Sandiacre Station (509141)". PastScape. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
4. "Up coal train at Stapleford & Sandiacre Station". Geograph. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stanton Gate Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Erewash Valley Line		Long Eaton (MCR) Line open, station closed