Clay Cross railway station was a railway station built by the North Midland Railway in 1840. It served the town of Clay Cross in Derbyshire, England. It was originally planned to have been built within the Clay Cross Tunnel, however it was clear that it would be impossible to ventilate it effectively, so instead it was built at the northern entrance - nearer to Tupton. The original station was the usual Francis Thompson Italianate design. The Erewash Valley line opened on 1 May 1862 and had its northernmost connection at Clay Cross. The next station northwards was at Chesterfield.