Ramsline Halt is a disused single-platform railway station in the

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area of

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, England. It was opened by British Rail in 1990 to serve football specials bringing away supporters to the Baseball Ground, then the home stadium of

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The station cost £320,000 to build, partly funded by the

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, but only four trains ever stopped there. In 1997 Derby County moved to the new

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and Ramsline Halt closed. In spite of this, it remains in reasonable condition. There is no current access to it, but it can be seen from Osmaston Road. The station name board is now at the

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. The purpose of the station was to prevent crowd trouble and aid policing by keeping visiting supporters away from the main Derby station, the city centre and residential areas. The station was on a freight-only loop to the west of the main Derby-Birmingham line, between and .

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{{Closed stations Derbyshire Derby County F.C. Disused railway stations in Derby Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1990 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1997 Railway stations opened by British Rail