Clifton railway station was opened on 3 May 1852 by the North Staffordshire Railway

North Staffordshire Railway

The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....

 at Clifton on the southern fringes of Ashbourne

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Ashbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 10,302.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...

, Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

. Originally named Clifton, it was renamed Clifton (Mayfield) on 22 August 1893, and was known as Clifton for Mayfield in some timetables.

It was on a branch from Rocester

Rocester railway station

Rocester railway station was located at Rocester in Staffordshire.It was opened in 1849 by the North Staffordshire Railway on its Churnet Valley Line between and .-History:In 1852 the NSR built a branch to via...

 to Ashbourne

Ashbourne railway station

Ashbourne railway station formerly served the town of Ashbourne in DerbyshireThe original station was opened in 1852 by the North Staffordshire Railway on its branch from Rocester on its Churnet Valley Line.-History:...

 and in 1899 it was met by the Ashbourne Line

Ashbourne Line

The Ashbourne Line was a railway from Buxton via Ashbourne to Uttoxeter. It was built by the London and North Western Railway using a section of the Cromford and High Peak Railway and it joined the North Staffordshire Railway at Ashbourne, proceeding to Uttoxeter with a junction onto the main...

 built by the London and North Western Railway

London and North Western Railway

The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...

 from Buxton

Buxton railway station

Buxton railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Buxton in Derbyshire. It is managed and served by Northern Rail. The station is 25¾ miles south east of Manchester Piccadilly and is the terminus of the Buxton Line.-History:...

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Regular passenger services ceased on 1 November 1954 and freight ended in 1964

Route

See also

• Cromford and High Peak Railway
  Cromford and High Peak Railway
  The Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire, England, was completed in 1831, to carry minerals and goods between the Cromford Canal wharf at High Peak Junction and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge -Origins:...