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Rolleston-on-Dove
Rolleston-on-Dove
	Rolleston on Dove railway station, September 2017
General information
Location	Rolleston on Dove, East Staffordshire; England
Coordinates	52°50′45″N 1°37′49″W / 52.8457°N 1.6302°W
Grid reference	SK250276
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway ; London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 November 1894	Opened
1 January 1949	Closed

Rolleston-on-Dove railway station is a disused railway station built to serve Rolleston on Dove in Staffordshire.

History

The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1894 as simply "Rolleston" but was renamed to avoid confusion with Rolleston Junction station.

The line had been opened in 1848 and, from 1878, was shared by the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) with its GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension .

The station was about a mile from the village. It was provided with two brick-built platforms and timber buildings. A goods loop ran behind the secondary platform to serve the station yard.^[3] Rolleston-on-Dove station closed in 1949.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Tutbury Line closed, station open		North Staffordshire Railway GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension		Stretton and Claymills Line and station closed
Egginton Junction Line and station closed		Great Northern Railway GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension		Stretton and Claymills Line and station closed

Present day

Although the platforms can still be seen, the timber buildings were demolished in the 1960s. A replica of the former running in board has been erected on one of the platforms.

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 199.
^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 116. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
^ Higginson, M., (1989) The Friargate Line:Derby and the Great Northern Railway, Derby: Golden Pingle Publishing