Peartree railway station
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2015) |
Peartree LMS | |||||
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| Key dates | |||||
| 2 June 1890[1] | Opened as Pear Tree and Normanton | ||||
| 4 March 1968 | Closed | ||||
| 4 October 1976 | Reopened as Peartree | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  3,032 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  3,892 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 1,728 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 4,052 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 4,374 | ||||
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Peartree railway station is a
History
The station was opened on 2 June 1890 and originally named Pear Tree and Normanton.[1] The opening of the station opened up the area between it and Normanton Barracks for development. The plots of 333 square yards were advertised as "suitable for workmen's dwellings or small villas".[2] The initial service provided by the Midland Railway was eleven trains each day to and from Derby.[3]
A branch line to Melbourne diverged from the main line at Melbourne Junction immediately south of the station. This branch had been wholly closed to passenger traffic by 1930, and the diminished importance of Pear Tree and Normanton station as a result contributed to its closure on 4 March 1968.
On 4 October 1976, the
Stationmasters
- W. Williams 1890 - 1894[4] (formerly station master at Cray, afterwards station master at Bamford)
- George Harvey 1894[4] - 1902[5]
- J.W. Peach 1902 - 1905[5] (afterwards station master at Denby)
- Thomas George William Groves 1905[5] - 1908[6] (afterwards station master at Peartree and Normanton)
- Samuel Souter 1908 - 1912[7]
- Sidney W. Varnam 1912 - 1914 (formerly station master at Barrow upon Soar, afterwards station master at Trowell)
- W.F. Gardner from 1914[8]
- Joshua Lomas 1920 - 1946[9]
Facilities
Access to the platforms is from Osmaston Park Road (part of the A5111 Derby
Services
All services at Peartree are operated by East Midlands Railway.
The station is currently served by four trains per weekday towards
There is no Sunday service.[11]
CrossCountry services between Derby and Birmingham New Street pass through the station but do not stop.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutbury and Hatton | East Midlands Railway
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Derby | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Sinfin North | Central Trains |
Derby | ||
References
- ^ a b "Railway Jottings". Railway News. England. 7 June 1890. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Eligible building sites for workmen's dwellings". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 20 June 1890. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The new Peartree and Normanton Station". Derby Mercury. England. 4 June 1890. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 842. 1881. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 487. 1899. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Midland Railway Staff Changes". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 22 October 1908. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Funeral of a well-known Midland Railway official". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 9 November 1912. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Midland Railway Notes". Railway News. England. 5 December 1914. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ex-Stationmaster told to quit his L.M.S. Home". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 5 November 1947. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Britain's most unwanted station?" - article and photos of Peartree at Railfoto Archived 4 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "EMR Regional Train Timetable | Crewe - Newark Castle" (PDF). East Midlands Railway.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 8-10. OCLC 954271104.
External links
- Train times and station information for Peartree railway station from National Rail