Beighton is on the far eastern flank of Sheffield. The

railways in the area is made up of a complex of an interweaving triangular network of lines, stretching over two miles from Killamarsh in the south to Beighton station in the northwest and to Waleswood in the northeast. Generically, the triangle is known as Beighton Junction. The Great Central signal box dates from circa 1908 and was at the site of the former station. There are now just two tracks at this location, previously there were many more meaning that the box would have been busy with much traffic, mainly freight.