When did Sheffield Victoria station closed?
5th January 1970
Sheffield Victoria closed on 5th January 1970 with the closure of the Woodhead route and trains from Lincoln were diverted into Sheffield Midland….Station Name: SHEFFIELD VICTORIA.
| Date opened: | 15.9.1851 |
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| Date closed completely: | 5.1.1970 |
| Company on closing: | British Rail (Eastern Region) |
Why was Sheffield Victoria closed?
Except for the now single track goods avoiding line, which still exists to serve the steelworks at Stocksbridge, all the track through the station was lifted by 1985 and the station buildings were demolished in 1989 to make way for an extension to the adjacent Victoria Hotel complex.
When was Sheffield station built?
1870
Sheffield station/Opened
1870 – 1960 The station was opened in 1870 by the Midland Railway to the designs of the company architect John Holloway Sanders. It was the fifth and last station to be built in Sheffield city centre.
Why did the Woodhead line close?
The tunnels were too narrow to accommodate the overhead line equipment (OLE) necessary for the route’s electrification and it was decided to close both tunnels in 1953, after the completion of the larger Woodhead 3 tunnel.
How many train stations does Sheffield have?
Sheffield station is designed to accommodate both through and terminating trains. Platforms 2c, 3, 4 and 7 can be used by terminating trains only. The station has 9 platforms, numbered 1 to 8 and 2C….Supertram stop[edit]
| Sheffield Station / Sheffield Hallam University | |
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| Electrified | Yes |
Where was Nottingham Victoria station?
Station Name: NOTTINGHAM VICTORIA
| Date opened: | 24.5.1900 |
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| Location: | On the east side of Milton Street. The station site is now occupied by the Victoria Shopping Centre |
| Company on opening: | Great Central & Great Northern Joint |
| Date closed to passengers: | 4.7.1967 |
| Date closed completely: | 4.7.1967 |
When did Woodhead close?
1981
The Woodhead line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. A key feature of the route is the passage under the high moorlands of the northern Peak District through the Woodhead Tunnels. The line was electrified in 1953 and closed between Hadfield and Penistone in 1981.
Will the Woodhead railway reopen?
Two Victorian rail tunnels in the Pennines are not to be reopened. Transport Minister Stephen Hammond made the decision not to buy the Woodhead tunnels, between South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, from owners National Grid.
Does Sheffield train station have toilets?
The toilets are located on the Main Concourse, Platform 1, Platform 2/3, Platform 5 and Platform 6/8. The National key toilets are located on the Main Concourse, Platform 5 and Platform 6/8; these toilets are operated by a radar key. The radar key is available from the Customer Reception upon request.
When was Nottingham station built?
January 17, 1904
Nottingham/Opened
When was Victoria Centre in Nottingham opened?
1972
Victoria Centre/Opened
Why did the Woodhead route close?
By 1976, BR had announced it was ‘reviewing’ the Trans-Pennine routes, and this review led to the decision to divert Woodhead’s remaining traffic to other routes, scrap the ‘life-expired’ electrification equipment and close the Woodhead line for good.
Which is the first railway station in Sheffield?
Whether abandoned, converted or built over, these are 15 Sheffield railway stations that time forgot. 1. Beauchief Railway Station, Abbeydale Beauchief was first opened in 1870 by the Midland Railway in Abbeydale.
When did Sheffield Victoria and Lincolnshire Railway close?
The Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway opened this station in 1869 on its Blackburn Valley line which ran from Sheffield Victoria to Barnsley. It closed to passengers in 1953.
When did Wadsley Bridge railway station open and close?
Wadsley Bridge Station, Wadsley Bridge This station was on the first Woodhead Line from Bridgehouses, Sheffield to Manchester London Road. It opened in July 1845 and was closed to passengers in 1959. Photo: © Martin Addison (cc-by-sa/2.0)
