Crowden railway station is a closed railway station on the Woodhead Line between

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and

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, that served the hamlet of

Crowden, Derbyshire Crowden (also known as Crowden-in-Longdendale) is a hamlet in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. Historically a part of Cheshire, Crowden was incorporated into Derbyshire for administrative and ceremonial purposes in 1974 and is now ...

between 1861 and 1957.

History

The section of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway (SA&MR) between (then known as Glossop) and opened to public traffic on 8 August 1844, but initially there was no station between and Woodhead. At the start of 1847, the SA&MR amalgamated with other companies to form the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). On 1 August 1897, the MS&LR was renamed the Great Central Railway and this was merged with other railways to form the

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on 1 January 1923.

Operation

A local millowner, Brown & Co., donated £50 towards the cost of providing a station at Crowden. Plans were drawn up in April 1857, but the MS&LR decided that the sum of £400 was too much and dropped the idea; however, they did not return the donation. When Brown & Co. complained in May 1860 about their loss, the plan was revived and the station was built, with the MS&LR meeting the balance of the £450 total cost. George Benton of Glossop was contracted for the building work, but the necessary road improvements were provided by Manchester Corporation; the station being adjacent to the dam at the lower end of the Woodhead Reservoir, which belonged to Manchester Corporation. The station was opened on 1 July 1861.

Closure

The station was closed on 4 February 1957 but passenger trains continued to pass through the station until January 1970. The station continued to see freight trains travel through until July 1981, when the line between Hadfield and Penistone was closed completely.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowden Railway Station Disused railway stations in Derbyshire Former Great Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1861 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1957 1861 establishments in England