Chapel-en-le-Frith_Central_railway_station

Chapel-en-le-Frith Central railway station

Chapel-en-le-Frith Central railway station

Former railway station in Derbyshire, England

For the current station on the Buxton Line from Manchester, see Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station.

Chapel-en-le-Frith Central railway station was an intermediate stop on the Derby–Manchester line of the Midland Railway. It served the Derbyshire town of Chapel-en-le-Frith between 1867 and 1967.

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History

The station was opened by the Midland Railway (MR) on 1 February 1867.[1]

At the start of 1923, the MR amalgamated with several other railways to form the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), which inherited two stations at Chapel-en-le-Frith; to distinguish the ex-MR station from the ex-London and North Western Railway station, the former was renamed Chapel-en-le-Frith Central on 2 June 1924.[1]

The station was closed on 6 March 1967.[1]

This section of route is still open for stone freight trains serving the Buxton lime industry as the Great Rocks Line, with the station building converted into a DIY centre.

Stationmasters

  • Samuel Rayson ca. 1871 - 1873[2] (afterwards station master at Hyde)
  • W. Webster 1873 - 1876[2] (formerly station master at Whatstandwell, afterwards station master at Calverley)
  • J. Hudston 1876 - 1879[2] (formerly station master at Monsal Dale)
  • J. Blower 1879 - 1880[2] (formerly station master at Finedon, afterwards station master at Didsbury)
  • David Daw 1880[2] - 1919[3] (formerly station master at Haworth)

References

  1. [1]
    Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 57. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. [2]
    "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 264. 1871. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    "38 Years a Stationmaster". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 19 June 1919. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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