The Beighton Branch was a railway branch line built by the

Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway (LD&ECR) was built to connect coalfields in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with Warrington and a new port on the Lincolnshire coast. It was a huge undertaking, and the company was unable to raise ...

(LD&ECR) in north eastern

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, England.

History

The line was a little over 12 miles long and ran from

Langwith Junction Langwith Junction is a suburb of Shirebrook, in Derbyshire, England. Its name derives from the former Shirebrook North railway station, which was on the now-defunct Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway The Lancashire, Derbyshire and E ...

in Derbyshire to Beighton Junction which is now in

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. Building started in 1892. The line opened in stages up to 1900. The branch was occasionally referred to as the "Sheffield Branch", but the name "Beighton Branch" stuck and was widely used. A sparse and circuitous stopping passenger service used the route to connect with , this was withdrawn on the outbreak of

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. The line closed in stages: * 1967, middle section closed and lifted * 1974, southern end closed and lifted * 1984, northern end closed and lifted, except for a short length at the very end, retained as a siding.

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* * * * * * * * * * * *{{cite book , title=Eastern Region Steam Twilight, Part 2, North of Grantham , first1=Colin , last1=Walker , publisher=Pendyke Publications , location=Llangollen , year=1991 , isbn=0-904318-14-1 Closed railway lines in the East Midlands Rail transport in Derbyshire Railway lines opened in 1900 Railway lines closed in 1984