Shottle railway station
Shottle | |||||
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Passenger stock on a test run waits at Shottle in September 2009. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shottle, Derbyshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°01′06″N 1°32′51″W / 53.0184°N 1.5474°W | ||||
| Platforms | 1 (platform 2 under construction) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Open (heritage) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1867 | Opened | ||||
| 16 June 1947 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 2 March 1964 | Closed to goods | ||||
| 9 August 2014 | Reopened | ||||
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Shottle railway station is a stop on the preserved Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, serving the small town of Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, England. It was originally a station on a former Midland Railway line, which branches off the Midland Main Line at Duffield railway station.