Beauchief railway station (pronounced Beechif) was in

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. It was built by the

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in 1870 and was designed by the company architect

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. The station served the communities of Beauchief,

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and

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and was situated on the

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between

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and Dore & Totley station, near Abbeydale Road South in Abbeydale. The station was originally called Abbey Houses and later Beauchief & Abbey Dale station. The station was opened on the site of Hutcliffe Mill at the same time as the main line from

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. At opening it had two platforms, but this was increased to four with the widening which took place between 1901 and 1903. It closed on 1 January 1961. The stationmasters house survives as a private residence and the nearby ''Abbeydale Station Hotel'' was renamed the ''Beauchief Hotel.'' In 2018 the hotel site was redeveloped as luxury apartments.

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Beauchief station on navigable O.S. map
Disused railway stations in Sheffield Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1961 Former Midland Railway stations John Holloway Sanders railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub