Place Unstone 29 October 1951 Station closes Platforms in use 2 | 1 July 1908 renamed Unstone Original company Midland Railway | |
Area District of North East Derbyshire Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1 February 1870 Station opens as Unston Similar Long Eaton (MCR) railway st, Heanor (GNR) railway st, Heanor (MR) railway st, Crosshill and Codnor r, Kilburn railway station | ||
Unstone railway station was a station in Derbyshire, England.
It was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 and was designed by the company architect John Holloway Sanders.
It was on what is known to railwaymen as the "New Road" to Sheffield. This bypassed the North Midland Railway's original line, which had avoided Sheffield due to the gradients involved, and came to be known as the "Old Road".
Originally called Unston until 1908, when the "e" was added. It had timber buildings without canopies. It closed to passengers in 1951 and for goods services in 1961.
From Unstone, the line continued the long 1 in 100 climb to Dronfield.
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