Peak Forest railway station explained

Peak Forest
Status:Disused
Borough:High Peak
Country:England
Coordinates:53.2873°N -1.8644°W
Platforms:2
Original:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 February 1867
Events:Station opened
Years1:26 September 1893
Events1:Renamed Peak Forest for Peak Dale
Years2:14 June 1965
Events2:Renamed Peak Forest
Years3:6 March 1967
Events3:Station closed[1]

Peak Forest railway station served the small villages of Peak Dale, Smalldale and Peak Forest, in Derbyshire, England.

History

Peak Forest station was opened in 1867 by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from ; it was part of the main Midland Line from Manchester London Road to London St Pancras. It was also the northern junction for the line from and marked the summit of the line before it dropped through Dove Holes Tunnel to .

It closed in 1967[2] and the platforms were demolished shortly afterwards.

The site today

This section of route is still open for stone freight trains serving the Buxton lime industry; it is known as the Great Rocks Line.

The northbound station building still survives, [3] as offices which support the large quarry terminal close by. A short section of one platform has been reinstated for railway staff use. It is easily visible from the nearby road at Dove Holes.

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Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 334. 931112387.
  3. Web site: Station name: Peak Forest . Wright. Paul . Disused Stations . 22 May 2017 . 19 September 2024.