Scropton railway station

Scropton railway station was a short-lived railway station in Derbyshire, England.

Scropton
General information
Location	South Derbyshire, Derbyshire England
Coordinates	52.8684°N 1.7153°W / 52.8684; -1.7153
Grid reference	SK192301
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Key dates
1849–50	Opened[1]
1866	Closed to passengers[2]
7 December 1964	Closed to goods traffic[3]

The railway line between Uttoxeter and Burton-on-Trent was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1848^[4] and a station to serve the village of Scropton was opened at about the same time (the actual date is imprecise but the station was mentioned in timetables issued in 1849–50).^[1]

The station remained open only for a short time before being closed at the beginning of 1866.^[1] After closure the station site was used for exchange sidings between the narrow gauge Scropton Tramway and the NSR.^[5]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Sudbury Line open, station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Tutbury and Hatton Line open, station open

References

1. Quick (2009), p. 345.
2. Quick (2009), p. 244.
3. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 307.
4. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 299.
5. Jeuda (2012), p. 146.

Sources

• Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
• Jeuda, Basil (2012). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 2. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1899889-65-5.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 19-22. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.