Clay Cross and Egstow railway station

Clay Cross and Egstow railway station the terminus of the Ashover Light Railway and it served the Egstow area of Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire, England. The station had an unusually large nameboard (10 ft by 3 ft) which stood on the single low platform. There was a wooden station building consisting of an open-fronted wooden shelter, which had the manager's office on one side, and on the other what was intended as a parcels office, but was actually used as a general storeroom. The station was the only one on the line to enjoy electric lighting. After closure in 1950. The site was demolished and is now occupied by a road called Bridge Street.[1][2][3][4]

Clay Cross and Egstow
Hummy ready for a run to Ashover at Clay Cross and Egstow station, 1931
General information
Location	Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire England
Coordinates	53.172541°N 1.407836°W / 53.172541; -1.407836
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
7 April 1925	Opened
14 September 1936	Passenger services ended
by 1950	Line and station closed