Buxton railway station (Midland Railway)
Buxton | |
|---|---|
 The two stations at Buxton; the Midland station is in the centre | |
| General information | |
| Location | Buxton, High Peak England |
| Coordinates | 53°15′35″N 1°54′45″W / 53.2598°N 1.9126°W |
| Grid reference | SK059736 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1863 | Station opened |
| 6 March 1967 | Station closed |
Buxton (Midland) railway station served the town of Buxton, Derbyshire, England between 1863 and 1967. It was one of two stations in the town centre that were sited next to each other; only Buxton railway station remains in operation.
History
The station was opened by the Midland Railway (MR) on 1 June 1863.[1] It was adjacent to, and to the south-east of, the Buxton railway station of the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway,[2] which opened two weeks later.[1] The two stations had similar end walls, incorporating large fan-shaped windows.[2]
The station was the terminus of the MR route from Derby. This route had opened as far as Rowsley on 4 June 1849;[3] and was continued to Buxton in 1863.[4] The station was 164 miles 55 chains (265.0 km) from St Pancras.[5]
The station closed on 6 March 1967.[1] Most of the station was subsequently demolished and the land used for a ring road.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Midland Railway Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway |
Peak Forest Line and station closed | ||
| Blackwell Mill Line and station closed |
Peak Rail
Part of the site, including the trackbed of the tracks outside the station, were occupied by the Buxton Steam Centre of the Peak Rail heritage railway in the 1970s; it relaid track with ambitions to reopen the line towards Millers Dale. This plan failed; they moved their entire operations and stock to the section between Matlock Riverside and Darley Dale, where the railway was reopened in 1992.[6]
In June 2019, Peak Rail announced that they hoped to recommence work on the Buxton site during the summer of 2019.[7] Support of the local MP was gained;[8]however, the builder of a new development was causing difficulties with access.[9] As of 2024, plans have not yet come to fruition.
The site today
A small section of stonework that supported the original end wall and the platform that Peak Rail built remain extant. A shopping centre and a 1980s ring road now cover much of the site.[10]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 50.
- ^ a b Biddle 1981, fig. 9.
- ^ Ellis 1961, p. 18.
- ^ Ellis 1961, p. 36.
- ^ Kay 1998, Sheet 15.
- ^ "History of the Midland Railway route through the Peak". Peak Rail. 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Peak Rail heritage train operator hopes to have Buxton branch open within the next two months". www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "PRA Buxton Branch News". Peak Rail. 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Plan to reopen steam rail line in Buxton blighted by builder". Buxton Advertiser. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019.
- ^ Wright, Paul (4 June 2017). "Station name: Buxton (Midland)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
Sources
- Biddle, Gordon (1981). Railway Stations in the North West. Clapham, Yorkshire: Dalesman. ISBN 0-85206-644-9.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Ellis, Cuthbert Hamilton (1961) [1953]. The Midland Railway (4th ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. 940/554/125 1059.
- Midland Railway System Maps (The Distance Diagrams), volume 2 - Leeds to Leicester and branches; Derby to Manchester and branches; Cheshire Lines (1909-1923 ed.). Teignmouth: Peter Kay. 1998. ISBN 1-899890-17-3.
