Dinting railway station
General information | |
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Location | Dinting, High Peak England |
Grid reference | SK020947 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | Transport for Greater Manchester |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | DTG |
Classification | DfT category E |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.171 million |
2019/20 | 0.163 million |
2020/21 | 42,068 |
2021/22 | 87,472 |
2022/23 | 80,122 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Dinting railway station serves the village of
History
An earlier station had been opened as Glossop by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1842, but was renamed when the Glossop branch opened in 1845. In 1847, a temporary Glossop Junction station was built, on the site which the present station was built in 1848. A direct west-to-south curve was added in 1884, when the station was rebuilt, allowing through running from Glossop to Manchester.
For most of the day, all trains use platform 2; however, in the rush hour, platform 1 is the departure platform for services to Glossop via Hadfield, with platform 2 being used for trains to Manchester Piccadilly (although this can reverse with trains to Hadfield via Glossop departing from platform 2 and Manchester Piccadilly services using platform 1). Two further platforms survive, but both are out of use and fenced off; these are the old eastbound mainline platform towards Hadfield and that formerly used by Manchester-bound trains on the Glossop branch. Buildings still stand on each one, though neither is now in rail use.
Immediately adjacent to the station is the
Dinting is considered to be part of the
In the 1990s and early 2000s, a new railway station was proposed a short distance down the line across the viaduct at Gamesley, with funding in place at one point for the project to go forward after a feasibility study. However such plans have yet to come to fruition.[5]
Facilities
The station is staffed part-time (06:30-13:00, weekdays only), with the ticket office on platform 2. Outside the times listed, tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on the train. There is a shelter on this platform, whilst canopies on the buildings on platform 1 offer a covered waiting area when this platform is in use. Level access is available to both platforms from the car park and station entrance. Train running information is offered via automated announcements, timetable posters and digital CIS displays.[6]
Services
There is generally a half-hourly daytime service to Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield, via Glossop. Some peak journeys go directly to and from Hadfield along the north side of the triangle, in order to allow a more frequent service to operate with the same number of train sets.[7]
Early morning, rush hour and late evening services start and terminate at Glossop.
Trains operate hourly in the evenings in each direction.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Glossop Line | ||||
Dinting Railway Centre
The Dinting Railway Centre was based at Dinting station. Formed by the
Gallery
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Platform 1 : Hadfield and Manchester
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Platform 2 : Glossop and Manchester
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Over the Dinting Viaduct
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Dinting railway viaduct in the snow, 1994
References
- ^ Dinting station platform 1 (2016); England, Gerald Georgraph.org.uk; Retrieved 27 February 2017
- ^ The Railways in Glossop. Glossop Heritage Trust; Retrieved 2013-11-08
- ^ "Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Dinting on 26th December 1906" The Railways Archive; Retrieved 2013-11-09
- ^ Photo of Derailment by Ivan Stewart Flickr; Retrieved 2018-01-14
- ^ Plans for Gamesley Rail Station Halted Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Buxton Advertiser news article; Retrieved 2013-09-04
- ^ Dinting station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 27 February 2017
- ^ Table 79 National Rail timetable, December 2016
- ^ Brief History of the A2
External links
- Train times and station information for Dinting railway station from National Rail