Hassop | |
|---|---|
 Hassop station today, with the Monsal Trail passing to the left | |
| General information | |
| Location | Derbyshire Dales England |
| Coordinates | 53°13′52″N 1°40′33″W / 53.2312°N 1.6758°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1862 | Station opens as Hassop |
| circa 1870 | Renamed Hassop for Chatsworth |
| circa 1906 | Renamed Hassop |
| 17 August 1942 | Station closed for passengers |
| 5 October 1964 | Closed for goods |
Hassop railway station was situated about two miles from the village of Hassop in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. It was opened in 1862[1] by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley.[2]
It was built for the benefit of the Duke of Devonshire of Chatsworth House who, having previously declined to allow the railway to pass over the easier terrain of his lands, belatedly saw its possible benefit.[3] Indeed, for a while it was renamed Hassop for Chatsworth.[4] However, in this sparsely populated area, it saw little patronage and closed in 1942. Its greatest use was as a goods yard, which closed in 1964.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Truman, P.; Hunt, D. (1989). Midland Railway Portrait. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing.
- ^ Radford, B. (1988). Midland Though The Peak. Unicorn Books.
- ^ Hillmer, J. (2007). British Railways Past & Present - Derbyshire. Past & Present Publishing Ltd.