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3 unusual facts about Kimberley West railway station


Kimberley railway station

Kimberley West railway station, on the Midland Railways Basford to Bennerley Junction branch

Kimberley West railway station

It was built in 1882 for the Midland Railways Basford to Bennerley Junction branch, at a cost of £2,495 15s 7d, designed by Charles Trubshaw who went on to become a major railway architect.

This line is now disused, the station is at one end of a railway cutting through which the branch line ran; this is now designated as a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest under the name of Kimberley Railway Cutting.



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