Peak Forest railway station

Peak Forest
Location
Area High Peak
Coordinates 53°17′14″N 1°51′52″W / 53.2873°N 1.8644°W / 53.2873; -1.8644Coordinates: 53°17′14″N 1°51′52″W / 53.2873°N 1.8644°W / 53.2873; -1.8644
Operations
Original company Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 February 1867 Station opens
26 September 1893 renamed Peak Forest for Peak Dale
14 June 1965 renamed Peak Forest
6 March 1967 Station closed[1]
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Peak Forest railway station was opened in 1867 by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley, part of the main Midland Line from Manchester to London. It was also the northern junction for the line from Buxton. It closed in 1967 and the platforms were demolished shortly afterwards. As at 2012 the station building still survives as offices which support the large quarry terminal close by. Locomotives are stabled here instead of running back to Buxton depot (which is now closed). A short section of one platform has been reinstated for railway staff use. The station is easily visible from the nearby road from Dove Holes. Although it was named Peak Forest it was actually adjacent to the present-day settlement of Peak Dale.

It marked the summit of the line before it dropped through Dove Holes Tunnel to Chapel-en-le-Frith Central.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Chapel-en-le-Frith Central
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway
New Mills-Millers Dale line
  Millers Dale
Line and station closed
    Buxton
Line and station closed

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens

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