Whatstandwell railway station

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Location
Whatstandwell
Place	Whatstandwell
Local authority	Derbyshire Dales
Operations
Station code	AMB
Managed by	Central Trains
Platforms in use
Annual entry/exit 04/05	0.013 million **
History
Key dates	Opened 1849
National Rail - UK railway stations
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** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Whatstandwell. Disclaimer (PDF)

Whatstandwell railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich Carr in Derbyshire, England. The station is located on the Derwent Valley Line from Derby to Matlock.

Opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway in 1849, though it wasn't listed in the timetable until 1853. The first station was "Watstandwell Bridge" (sic) north of the 149 yard Whatstandwell Tunnel, behind the Derwent Hotel. The original platform still exists, though the area was used as a goods yard when the present station was opened in 1894. It then became "Whatstandwell".

A little way north was High Peak Junction at the base of the former rope-worked incline of the Cromford and High Peak Railway.

The station is served by Central Trains, who operated local services from Derby to Matlock. Services are formed using diesel multiple units of Classes 150, 153, 156, 158 or 170.

For journeys beginning at Whatstandwell, tickets may be bought on the train for any destination in the country. (From Derby, tickets must be bought at the ticket office) Journey time to Derby is approximately 21 minutes.