Buxton (Midland) railway station
Encyclopedia
Buxton railway station served the town of Buxton
, Derbyshire, England between 1863 and 1967.
(MR) on 1 June 1863. It was adjacent to, and to the south-east of, the Buxton railway station of the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway
, which opened two weeks later. The two stations had similar end walls incorporating a large fan-shaped window.
The station was the terminus of the MR route from Derby. This route had opened as far as on 4 June 1849; and was continued to Buxton in 1863. The station was 164 miles (263.93176 km) from .
The station closed on 6 March 1967. most of the station was subsequently demolished and the land used for a ring road. Part of the site including the trackbed of the tracks outside the station were occupied by the Peak Rail
Heritage Railway in the 1970s who relaid track with ambitions to reopen the line towards Millers Dale. This plan failed and they moved their entire operations and stock to the section between Matlock, Darley Dale and Rowsley where they have successfully reopened the railway.
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the Peak District National Park"...
, Derbyshire, England between 1863 and 1967.
History
The station was opened by the Midland RailwayMidland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
(MR) on 1 June 1863. It was adjacent to, and to the south-east of, the Buxton railway station of the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway
Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway
The Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway was an early railway company in England which was opened in 1857 between Stockport Edgeley and Whaley Bridge.- Origins :...
, which opened two weeks later. The two stations had similar end walls incorporating a large fan-shaped window.
The station was the terminus of the MR route from Derby. This route had opened as far as on 4 June 1849; and was continued to Buxton in 1863. The station was 164 miles (263.93176 km) from .
The station closed on 6 March 1967. most of the station was subsequently demolished and the land used for a ring road. Part of the site including the trackbed of the tracks outside the station were occupied by the Peak Rail
Peak Rail
Peak Rail is a preserved railway in Derbyshire, England, which operates a steam service for tourists and visitors to both the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales....
Heritage Railway in the 1970s who relaid track with ambitions to reopen the line towards Millers Dale. This plan failed and they moved their entire operations and stock to the section between Matlock, Darley Dale and Rowsley where they have successfully reopened the railway.
