Stapleford and Sandiacre railway station served the towns of Stapleford, Nottinghamshire and Sandiacre, Derbyshire, England from 1847 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.

Stapleford and Sandiacre
A freight train on the up side in 1962
General information
Location	Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, Sandiacre, Derbyshire England
Coordinates	52.922°N 1.283°W / 52.922; -1.283
Grid reference	SK483363
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 September 1847 (1847-09-06)	First station opened as Sandiacre and Stapleford
1 May 1872	First station closed and second station opened
1884	Name changed to Stapleford and Sandiacre
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02)	Second station closed

History

The station opened as Sandiacre and Stapleford on 6 September 1847 by the Midland Railway. It closed on 1 May 1872[1] but a second station opened on the same day. The second station's name was changed to Stapleford and Sandiacre in 1884. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[2][3][4]

Stationmasters

• John Willoughby 1859 - 1865[5]
• Edward Eagle 1865[5] - ca. 1866 (formerly station master at Croxall, afterwards station master at Langley Mill)
• Albert C. Bilham until 1872[6] (afterwards station master at Ilkeston)
• Samuel Hawkins Orchard 1872[6] - 1906[7] (formerly stationmaster at Upton on Severn)
• George Ward 1906 - 1911[8]
• Alfred Marston 1911 - 1920 (afterwards stationmaster at Beeston)
• Charles James Waters 1920 - 1941[9]
• S.H. Burditt 1941[10] - 1950 (formerly stationmaster at Selly Oak)
• Harold Anslow ca. 1958 ca. 1967

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