Killamarsh West railway station

Killamarsh was a railway station in Killamarsh, Derbyshire.

The original station was opened by the North Midland Railway between Chesterfield and Masborough, on what became known as the "old road". It was closed in 1843 by George Hudson during a period of financial difficulty.

A new station was built by the Midland Railway in 1873. Although locally it seems to have been known as Killamarsh Midland, it would seem that the name was not officially adopted but it was renamed Killamarsh West by British Railways in 1950. [Pixton, B., (2000) "North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route," Runpast Publishing]

It was of typical Midland design, brick built and timber, with a foot crossing between the platforms.

It closed in 1954. The line is now part of the current Midland Main Line.

There was another station in Killamarsh with the same name, in 1950 British Railways renamed it to Killamarsh Central to help prevent confusion. A third station, which closed in 1930, was Upperthorpe and Killamarsh, built by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway.

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