Ramsline Halt was a short-lived station for football specials to Derby County's Baseball Ground. The station was originally called
Baseball Ground Halt.
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail |
| Station code: |
RLE |
| Opened: |
1990 |
| Closed: |
1997 |
| Platforms: |
1 |
The station was opened in 1990 on a freight loop between
Derby station and
Peartree. The station was close to the football ground and so away fans specials could avoid Derby city centre and hopefully any potential trouble. The station was only used 4 times during its existence and was closed in 1997 after Derby County moved to Pride Park on the other side of the city.
Despite being closed for 20 years the station is intact with the platform still in reasonably good condition (though in need of weeding). The station will likely be demolished as part of the Derby station remodelling due for 2018. The freight loop will be removed as part of the work [1].
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| Ramsline Halt, view from a passing train |
[1] Jonathan Webb, "Remodelling Derby", Today's Railways UK Issue 189 (September 2017) p. 38
