Hammersmith railway station

Hammersmith railway station is a

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station on the

Midland Railway – Butterley The Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway at Butterley, near Ripley in Derbyshire. History Overview The ''Midland Railway – Butterley'' lies on the Ambergate to Pye Bridge line of the old Midland Railway, a line once con ...

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. There was no station at this point originally, being situated on the Ambergate–Pye Bridge line. However, when the line was reopened, the

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prevented any further westward extension. Hammersmith is used as terminus with a

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. Trains normally proceed from here eastwards without stopping at

Butterley railway station Butterley railway station is a preserved railway station on the Heritage Midland Railway - Butterley in Derbyshire. History Originally located on the Midland Railway's Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line, the station opened on 1 May 1875 as ''Butter ...

which they left a few minutes previously. The location of the terminus allows passengers to cross the causeway over

Butterley Reservoir Butterley Reservoir is a reservoir in Derbyshire, England. The reservoir was built to provide water for the Cromford Canal which opened for use in 1794. The Codnor Park and Butterley Park reservoirs also provided water to the Cromford Canal. The ...

. There is no vehicular access at this point although a public footpath runs across the end of the platform; passengers are instead advised to use

. The

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at Hammersmith was originally at

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. Built in 1900, it was closed by

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on 29 June 1986 and moved to the Centre in August 1986. It was re-erected at Hammersmith in 1987 and commissioned in September 1989. It is a standard Midland Railway type 3B box. {{end Heritage railway stations in Derbyshire Railway stations built for UK heritage railways