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Sinfin North Station was a railway station on the Sinfin branch in
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, England. It opened on 4 October 1976 and closed on 17 May 1993. The station was built by British Rail. After closure, a service was provided by a
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until 1998. The station had one
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and was not publicly accessible, due to being located between works sites. In 2007 the platform was in a poor condition, and a clause in the decision approving closure required that the platform could not be demolished until after 21 May 2008 in case of any operator wishing to reopen it.The Closure Acceptance Form
from the Rail Regulations Office The platform is still in place although the current operator East Midlands Railway has no plans to reopen the branch.


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Disused railway stations in Derby Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1976 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1993 {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub