Furness Vale railway station explained

Furness Vale
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Furness Vale, High Peak
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Northern
Platforms:2
Code:FNV
Classification:DfT category F2
Opened:1857
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Furness Vale railway station in Derbyshire, England, is NaNmiles south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Buxton line and serves the village of Furness Vale. It has a level crossing at the end of the platform controlled by a signal box.

The station is on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway line, originally built by the London and North Western Railway to connect with the Cromford and High Peak Railway and now extended to Buxton on the Buxton Line in 1863.

Facilities

The station is unmanned, has no permanent buildings other than basic shelters and has a ticket machine on the Manchester platform - tickets must be bought prior to travel or on the train if using cash only. Service running information is offered via automatic announcements and timetable posters. The platforms are linked by footbridge, but there is step-free access via the level crossing to both platforms.[1]

Service

There is generally a half hourly service each day to Manchester Piccadilly (with a few peak hour trains previously continuing beyond Manchester to destinations including,,, and). Southbound there is a half hourly service to Buxton. On Sunday, there is an hourly service in each direction.

External links

53.349°N -1.989°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/FNV/details.html Furness Vale station facilities