Creswell and Welbeck railway station was a railway station

Train station

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 in Creswell, Derbyshire

Creswell, Derbyshire

Creswell is a village located in Bolsover, near Worksop, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. It is best known for Creswell Crags and Creswell Model Village....

, England

England

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. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway

Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway

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 in March 1897 and closed in 1939.

From Shirebrook

Shirebrook North railway station

Shirebrook North railway station was a former railway station in Shirebrook, Derbyshire. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway in March 1897 and closed by British Railways in September 1955.It was originally called Langwith Junction, and gave this name to the...

 the line ran northwards parallel to the Midland Railway

Midland Railway

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's line, for about two miles, then veered north west to Creswell and Welbeck

Welbeck

Welbeck is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, slightly to the south-west of Worksop.Welbeck became a coal-mining centre in 1912 and has a famous stately home, Welbeck Abbey, home of the Dukes of Portland, and which was founded in the twelfth century as a monastery.Among the famous people from...

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The Midland Railway

Midland Railway

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 line continued northwards to a station at Elmton and Creswell

Creswell railway station

Creswell railway station serves the village Creswell in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Worksop. It is also the nearest station to the larger village of Clowne....

 which has been reopened in recent years as part of the Robin Hood Line

Robin Hood Line

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The line then climbed at 1 in 100 to Clowne.

Clowne South railway station

Clowne South railway station was a former railway station in Clowne, Derbyshire. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway in March 1897 and closed in 1939...