Unstone railway station

Unstone railway station was a station in Derbyshire, England.

Unstone
General information
Location	Unstone, District of North East Derbyshire England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 February 1870	Station opens as Unston
1 July 1908	renamed Unstone
29 October 1951	Station closed for passengers[1]
1961	closed for goods
Location

It was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 and was designed by the company architect John Holloway Sanders.^[2]

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".^[3]

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.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Sheepbridge Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Midland Main Line		Dronfield Line and station open