Idridgehay railway station
Encyclopedia
Idridgehay Railway Station is an intermediate station on the former Midland Railway
branch line to the town of Wirksworth
in Derbyshire
. The line is off the Midland Main Line at . The line is being reopened in stages as the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
. Idridgehay station was reopened on 8 March 2008.
The station has been restored to a usable station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in Derbyshire. The station building and nearby former station master's house have been sold off to private ownership in recent years but the platform has been worked on by volunteer members of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association culminating in its re-opening to passenger carrying trains in March 2008. The rebuilding of the adjacent level crossing with new gates and fencing was completed over winter 2007/8.
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
branch line to the town of Wirksworth
Wirksworth
Wirksworth is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of over 9,000.The population of the Wirksworth area including Cromford, Bolehill and Middleton-by-Wirksworth is about 12,000. Wirksworth is listed in the Domesday Book in 1086. Within it is the source of the River...
in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. The line is off the Midland Main Line at . The line is being reopened in stages as the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a long heritage railway in Derbyshire, the headquarters of the railway centre around Wirksworth station and services operate between Wirksworth and Duffield and Wirksworth and Ravenstor...
. Idridgehay station was reopened on 8 March 2008.
History
Opened with other stations on the branch line to Wirksworth on 1 October 1867, Idridgehay remained open until 16 June 1947 when the Wirksworth branch passenger service was withdrawn on a temporary basis in response to postwar fuel shortages. This was made permanent with effect from May 1949 when the line was removed from the summer timetable. Freight facilities remained rail-served until 2 March 1964, while the branch continued to be used for mineral traffic until December 1989.The station has been restored to a usable station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in Derbyshire. The station building and nearby former station master's house have been sold off to private ownership in recent years but the platform has been worked on by volunteer members of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association culminating in its re-opening to passenger carrying trains in March 2008. The rebuilding of the adjacent level crossing with new gates and fencing was completed over winter 2007/8.