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.[2] It served the villages of Pye Hill and Somercotes.
Pye Hill and Somercotes | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Pye Hill, Ashfield England |
| Coordinates | 53.0696°N 1.3394°W / 53.0696; -1.3394 |
| Grid reference | SK443527 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 24 March 1877 | Station opened as Pye Hill |
| 8 January 1906 | Renamed Pye Hill and Somercotes |
| 7 January 1963 | Station closed[1] |
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.[1] The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Codnor Park and Selston | Great Northern Railway GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension Pinxton Branch |
Pinxton South |
Closed railway stations in Nottinghamshire | |
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| Mansfield Railway |
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| Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway |
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| GCR Main Line |
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| Leen Valley Extension |
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| GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension |
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| Worksop to Nottingham Line |
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| Nottingham Suburban Railway |
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| Mansfield to Rolleston Junction |
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| Bennerley Junction to Basford |
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| Nottingham and Melton Railway |
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| Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway |
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| Great Northern Main Line | |
| Midland Counties Railway |
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| Great Eastern and Great Northern Joint Railway |
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| Other |
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