Clifton (Mayfield) railway station

This article is about the station in Clifton, Derbyshire. For the stations in other places called Clifton, see Clifton railway station.

Clifton (Mayfield) railway station was opened on 3 May 1852 by the North Staffordshire Railway^[2] at Clifton on the southern fringes of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Originally named Clifton, it was renamed Clifton (Mayfield) on 22 August 1893, and was known as Clifton for Mayfield in some timetables.^[2]

Clifton Station

Clifton (Mayfield)
The station in 1983
General information
Location	Clifton, Derbyshire Dales England
Coordinates	53.0004°N 1.7564°W / 53.0004; -1.7564
Grid reference	SK164447
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways
Key dates
3 May 1852	Station opened as Clifton
22 August 1893	renamed Clifton (Mayfield)
1 November 1954	Closed to passengers
1964	Final closure[1]

It was on a branch from Rocester to Ashbourne and in 1899 it was met by the Ashbourne Line built by the London and North Western Railway from Buxton.^[3]

The unique signal box in 1983

Regular passenger services ceased on 1 November 1954^[2] and freight ended in 1964

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ashbourne		North Staffordshire Railway Ashbourne Line		Norbury and Ellaston

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 63. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Bentley, J.M., Fox, G.K., (1997) Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to Ashbourne (Scenes From The Past series 32), Romiley: Foxline Publishing

See also

• Cromford and High Peak Railway