Pye Hill And Somercotes Railway Station
Pye Hill and Somercotes railway station was a railway station on the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) on its Derbyshire Extension on the branch between Kimberley and Pinxton. It served the villages of Pye Hill and Somercotes.
The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 24 March 1877, and was originally named Pye Hill; it was renamed Pye Hill and Somercotes on 8 January 1906, and closed on 7 January 1963. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codnor Park and Selston | Great Northern Railway GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension Pinxton Branch |
Pinxton South |
See also
References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 192. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Higginson, M., (1989) The Friargate Line:Derby and the Great Northern Railway, Derby: Golden Pingle Publishing
External links
- Pye Hill and Somercotes Station on navigable 1947 O.S. map (right-hand station of the two shown)
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