Chinley railway station
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General information | |||||
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Location | Chinley, High Peak England | ||||
Grid reference | SK038826 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CLY | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1867 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 June 1902[1] | Moved to current location | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.129 million | ||||
Interchange | 1,654 | ||||
2019/20 | 0.129 million | ||||
Interchange | 1,168 | ||||
2020/21 | 21,856 | ||||
Interchange | 557 | ||||
2021/22 | 80,106 | ||||
Interchange | 1,446 | ||||
2022/23 | 93,244 | ||||
Interchange | 1,356 | ||||
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Chinley railway station serves the rural village of
History
The original
From Millers Dale, the line crossed the Black Brook valley at Chapel Milton. This became a double viaduct when the Dore and Chinley line was built in 1894, with a north curve forming a triangular junction just over a mile to the east. Congestion soon became a problem on the section west of Chinley and so the Midland quickly sought parliamentary approval to add additional capacity, with the enabling act passed in 1900 and the contract for a replacement station let shortly afterwards.
The new station was opened on 1 June 1902, when the line through Disley Tunnel to
Decline
After World War II and the
With the closure of the line to the south in 1967/8, Chinley railway station lost its importance. Local passenger services to Buxton (Midland), Rowsley and Matlock were withdrawn from 6 March 1967;[2] the route closed to passengers the following year, along with the line to Manchester Central west of Cheadle Heath. The few surviving London trains via Sheffield ceased to call in 1972 and had disappeared altogether by 1979. Two of the four lines through the station were subsequently removed in 1981/2, as part of a track rationalisation and re-signalling scheme; the platforms they served were closed, along with the station signal box. The remaining two were then realigned to serve the middle 'island' platform and the remaining buildings were demolished.[2] The site of the southern island platform has been redeveloped and is now occupied by houses.[4][2]
Since then, it has served as a local commuter station on the Hope Valley line; the line itself still carries significant quantities of freight traffic, mainly limestone aggregates and cement, in addition to a frequent passenger service. Many goods trains that pass through still use part of the old route to Buxton to access the quarries at Peak Forest; the line through Disley Tunnel was reopened to passenger trains in 1986, when a new chord was opened to link it to the Buxton line at Hazel Grove. Since the summer 2017 timetable, all fast Sheffield to Manchester services use this route in order to call at Stockport, whilst the Marple route is used by the local stopping services that call here.[5]
Facilities
There is a waiting shelter on the platform, along with timetable information posters, CIS displays, ticket vending machine, bench seating and a customer help point. The station has regular platform announcements, although train running details can also be obtained using the telephone at the station entrance.[6]
No level access is available, as the only route from the entrance to the platform is via the stepped footbridge. Local rail users have been campaigning for the station to be made accessible for wheelchair users and parents with pushchairs since 2008, but the necessary funding under the Access for All scheme has not yet been allocated.[7]
Services
The typical service is one train per hour in each direction between
Additionally,
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Hope Valley Line | ||||
Terminus | Limited service |
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East Midlands Railway Liverpool-Norwich Limited service | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Edale Line and station open |
Midland Railway | Buxworth Line open, station closed | ||
Chapel-en-le-Frith Central Line and station closed |
References
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 131
- ^ a b c d e "Chinley". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Chinley station - 1903 National Railway Museum online photo archive; Retrieved 15 May 2017
- ^ Chinley Station (2012) Hogg, Graham Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 30 June 2017
- ^ GB eNRT, December 2016-May 2017 Edition, Table 78
- ^ "Chinley station facilities". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Fighting to get improved access at Chinley station" Archived 22 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine Grosvenor, Lucy Buxton Advertiser news article 13 February 2016; Retrieved 30 June 2017
- ^ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Timetables". East Midlands Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
Sources
- Radford, Brian (1988). Midland Though The Peak: A Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Routes Between Derby and Manchester. Unicorn Books. ISBN 978-1-85241-001-8.
External links
- Train times and station information for Chinley railway station from National Rail