Edale railway station
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Edale railway station
serves the Vale of Edale
in the Derbyshire
Peak District
, in England
. It was opened in 1894 on the Midland Railway
's Dore and Chinley line (now the Hope Valley Line
), becoming an unstaffed halt in 1969.
Lying below Kinder Scout
, the station is the closest station for the start of the Pennine Way
.
The station has two platforms with no level crossing or footbridge. To change platforms, there is an underpass located next to the road in the village. The station is managed and served primarily by Northern Rail
using rolling stock such as the Class 142 Pacer
and Class 150 Sprinter
, with the occasional Class 156 Super Sprinter
. East Midlands Trains
services are usually run with Class 158 Express Sprinter
units.
The station is about 5 minutes walk from the centre of the village, where the famous Pennine Way begins, with the Nags Head public house being 'the official start of the Pennine Way'.
East Midlands Trains
call here with the first service of the day to Manchester Piccadilly. This service then continues onwards to Warrington Central, Widnes, and Liverpool Lime Street. The final return working of the day starts from Liverpool Lime Street and continues on to Nottingham (except on a Saturday when the final return working of the day is provided by a First Transpennine Express
service from Manchester Airprot to Sheffield). All other services are provided by Northern Rail
. A Normal Weekday service operates on most Bank holidays.
serves the Vale of Edale
Edale
Edale is a small Derbyshire village and Civil parish in the Peak District, in the Midlands of England. The Parish of Edale,area ,is in the Borough of High Peak....
in the Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
Peak District
Peak District
The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire....
, in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was opened in 1894 on the Midland Railway
Midland 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....
's Dore and Chinley line (now the Hope Valley Line
Hope Valley Line
The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. It was completed in 1894.From Sheffield, trains head down the Midland Main Line to Dore, where the Hope Valley Line branches off to run through the Totley Tunnel .It emerges in the stunning scenery of the Hope...
), becoming an unstaffed halt in 1969.
Lying below Kinder Scout
Kinder Scout
Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at 636 m above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, the highest point in Derbyshire, and the highest point in the East Midlands. It is accessible from the villages of...
, the station is the closest station for the start of the Pennine Way
Pennine Way
The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England. The trail runs from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border. The path runs along the Pennine hills, sometimes...
.
The station has two platforms with no level crossing or footbridge. To change platforms, there is an underpass located next to the road in the village. The station is managed and served primarily by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
using rolling stock such as the Class 142 Pacer
British Rail Class 142
The British Rail Class 142 is a class of Pacer diesel multiple units used in the United Kingdom. 96 units were built by BREL in Derby between 1985 and 1987. They were a development of the earlier Class 141 which were introduced in 1984....
and Class 150 Sprinter
British Rail Class 150
The British Rail Class 150 "Sprinter" diesel multiple units were built by BREL from 1984-87. A total of 137 units were built in three main subclasses, replacing many of the earlier first-generation "Heritage" DMUs.- Background :...
, with the occasional Class 156 Super Sprinter
British Rail Class 156
The British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter is a diesel multiple-unit train . 114 of these units were built from 1987 to 1989 by Metro-Cammell at its Washwood Heath Works in Birmingham...
. East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains is a British passenger train operating company. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands, chiefly in the counties of Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, and between the East Midlands and London...
services are usually run with Class 158 Express Sprinter
British Rail Class 158
British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple-unit train, built for British Rail between 1989 and 1992 by BREL at its Derby Works. They were built to replace many locomotive-hauled passenger trains, and allowed cascading of existing Sprinter units to replace elderly 'heritage' DMUs...
units.
The station is about 5 minutes walk from the centre of the village, where the famous Pennine Way begins, with the Nags Head public house being 'the official start of the Pennine Way'.
Service
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train every two hours to Sheffield and to Manchester Piccadilly, provided solely by Northern Rail. This is increased on Saturdays to one train per hour in each direction and on Sundays it returns to being two-hourly.East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains is a British passenger train operating company. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands, chiefly in the counties of Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, and between the East Midlands and London...
call here with the first service of the day to Manchester Piccadilly. This service then continues onwards to Warrington Central, Widnes, and Liverpool Lime Street. The final return working of the day starts from Liverpool Lime Street and continues on to Nottingham (except on a Saturday when the final return working of the day is provided by a First Transpennine Express
First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express is a British train operating company. It is a joint operation between First Group and Keolis . It operates regular passenger services in northern England, including services linking the west and east coasts across the Pennines...
service from Manchester Airprot to Sheffield). All other services are provided by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
. A Normal Weekday service operates on most Bank holidays.