Grindleford railway station explained

Grindleford
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Grindleford, Derbyshire Dales
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:2
Code:GRN
Classification:DfT category F2
Opened:1894
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Grindleford railway station serves the village of Grindleford in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It is located 1miles away from the village centre in Nether Padley. The station is a stop on the Hope Valley line between and .

History

It was opened in 1894 on the Midland Railway's Dore and Chinley line (now the Hope Valley Line), at the western entrance to the Totley Tunnel.

The line opened up the previously isolated valley to day-trippers to Padley Gorge and commuters from Sheffield, and the transport of stone from the local quarries. The station buildings are still standing and now house a well-known café.[1]

Stationmasters

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and had no ticket provision until 2018; however, Northern has now installed ticket vending machines and made the intermediate stations between and Sheffield part of a penalty fare scheme.[5]

Standard waiting shelters are provided on both platforms and train running information is offered via CIS displays, automated announcements, a pay phone and timetable posters. Step-free access is available for westbound trains only (platform 1), as the ramps to the bridge linking the platforms are steep and not suitable for wheelchairs.[6]

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour in each direction between and .

On Sundays, services begin mid-morning and continue at hourly intervals during the day.[7]

Trains to Sheffield take around 15 minutes; the journey to Manchester Piccadilly takes about an hour. Services are provided by Northern Trains.

East Midlands Railway's to service calls here with the first service of the day and also on the final return working.[8]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davies. Russell. Grindleford Station Cafe, Grindleford, Derbyshire. eggsbaconchipsandbeans. 14 May 2015.
  2. . 1881 . 1881-1898 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 887 . 5 April 2021.
  3. . 1899 . 1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026 . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 371 . 5 April 2021.
  4. News: . Presentation to Mr. S. Smithurst, Grindleford. Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald . England . 6 February 1932 . 5 April 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  5. https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/transport/northern-extending-penalty-fares-scheme-to-include-hope-valley-rail-route-1-9473886 Northern extending penalty fares scheme to include Hope Valley rail route
  6. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/grn/details.html Grindleford station facilities'
  7. Web site: Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern . Northern Railway . 10 December 2023 . 10 March 2023 .
  8. Web site: East Midlands Railway . Timetables . 10 December 2023 . 10 March 2024 .