Mickleover railway station

Mickleover railway station is a disused railway station which served the town of Mickleover and village of Radbourne in Derbyshire, England. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire Extension in 1878.

Mickleover
Station building in 2019
General information
Location	Mickleover, City of Derby England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 April 1878[1]	Opened
2 October 1939[2]	Closed to passengers
3 February 1964[3]	Goods facilities withdrawn
Location

History

From Derby Friargate, the line climbed at 1 in 100 (10 ‰) for two miles (3.2 km) southwards. On the outskirts shortly after the present Derby ring road, the line entered a deep cutting leading to Mickleover Tunnel. The summit of the climb lay at the other end and, being curved, it presented a particular challenge to train drivers.

The station was about a mile north of the village along Station Road. It was labelled Mickleover for Radbourne, since it was in that parish, albeit some two miles distant. Originally it was spelt "Radburn" and, for a while, "Radbourn".

It was provided with substantial brick buildings; a two-storey station master's house and single storey offices on the platforms. Regular passenger traffic finished in 1939, although it saw excursions until 1959. The station was completely closed in 1964 when goods traffic ceased.

The line from Friargate remained open for some years, and was used as a test track by the British Rail Research Division.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Derby Friargate		Great Northern Railway (Derby) Friargate Line		Etwall

Present day

The main station building has been converted into two private dwellings.^[4]