Edale railway station
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| Edale | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Edale |
| Local authority | High Peak |
| Operations | |
| Station code | EDL |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.044 million ** |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1894 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Edale. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Edale railway station (grid reference SK123853) 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), becomimg an unstaffed halt in 1969.
Lying below Kinder Scout, the station is the closest station for the start of the Pennine Way.
[edit] Service
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train every two hours to Sheffield and one to Manchester Piccadilly. This is increased on Saturdays to one train per hour in each direction and on Sundays it returns to being two-hourly.
Occasionally, Central Trains services between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield stop at this station.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Edale railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Edale railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | Northern Rail (Hope Valley Line) |
Chinley | ||
| Hope Limited Service |
Central Trains Hope Valley Line (Liverpool-Norwich) |
Chinley Limited Service |
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