Heanor railway station (Great Northern Railway)

This article is about the former Great Northern Railway station. For the former Midland Railway station, see Heanor railway station (Midland Railway).

Heanor
Station location (1998)
General information
LocationHeanor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1891Station opens
30 April 1928closed for passengers but continued in use for workmen[1]
2 October 1939reopened for passengers
4 December 1939Station closed for passengers
7 October 1963closed for freight

Heanor railway station was a former railway station at Heanor in Derbyshire, England, opened in 1891. It was the terminus of the branch from Ilkeston on the Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension line.

It was one of two stations called "Heanor". The other had been opened by the Midland Railway the year before. It was not until 1950 that British Railways renamed them Heanor North and Heanor South.[2] Unofficially, the station was known locally as 'Heanor Gate' to separate it from the other Heanor station before they were both officially renamed.[3]

The GNR station closed to passenger services in 1939 and for goods in 1963. The last stationmaster was H.H. Voss, also a Derbyshire County Council Alderman who retired after 44 years service on the railway locally in October 1963.[4]

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ Sprenger, H., (2009) Rails to Ripley, Southampton: Kestrel
  3. ^ Newspaper report, Ilkeston Pioneer 11 October 1963
  4. ^ Newspaper report, Ilkeston Pioneer 11 October 1963 "He retires – and his station closes"