Clowne South railway station is a former railway station in Clowne, Derbyshire, England. History The station was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway on its Beighton Branch in March 1897 as "Clown". It was closed to regular timetabled passenger traffic in September 1939 although Summer Weekend excursions continued until 1964. At least one fine photograph of such a train for Skegness appears in print. Whilst the above-tracks station building was unique on the LD&ECR the Stationmaster's House was styled in the company's distinctive architecture. The station was close to the station of the Midland Railway (MR), which was about 40 yards to the north on a parallel track. Both the MR line through Clowne and Barlborough station and the LD&ECR line through Clowne South continued westwards under adjacent road bridges then through deep cuttings, which ran parallel for several hundred yards. The MR line then went downhill and the LD&ECR went uphill, enabling it to swing northwest and cross the Midland line near the branch to Barlborough Colliery. After this it dropped steeply to the Rother valley via Spinkhill Tunnel. The line through Clowne South was closed to all traffic on 9 January 1967 when a new connection to what is now the Robin Hood Line was opened south of Creswell. This also allowed the line to be severed near Barlborough in connection with the northern extension of the M1 motorway. All tracks through the station were subsequently lifted. This change is shown in the route diagrams associated with the Beighton Branch article. Clowne South's booking hall was substantial and stood on top of the bridge straddling the two tracks, with ramps down to the two platforms. The station had a substantial goods shed. The two lines at Clowne each had sidings, which were interconnected, but the connection was not used for through trains. Former passenger services There never was a Sunday service from Clowne South. Services started with a stutter. On 8 March 1897 services began southwards to Langwith Junction (later renamed Shirebrook North) only. Creswell and Welbeck station was not yet open, nor were tracks to the north. The line was extended to Spinkhill ("Spink Hill" in LD&ECR terms) and Upperthorpe and Killamarsh on 1 October 1898. The through lines north of Killamarsh to Sheffield (later renamed "Sheffield Midland") finally opened on 30 May 1900, allowing the core stopping service which continued until the outbreak