Dronfield railway station
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| Dronfield | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Dronfield | ||
| Local authority | Dronfield Town Council | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | DRO | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.012 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1981 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dronfield (source) | |||
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Dronfield railway station serves the town of Dronfield in Derbyshire (population 25,000), south of Sheffield, on the Midland Main Line between Chesterfield and Sheffield, opened in 1870 by the Midland Railway.
It is on the long 1 in 100 climb to Bradway Tunnel on what is known to railwaymen as the "New Road" diverting from the "Old Road" built by the North Midland Railway which bypassed Sheffield. The station was closed in 1967, and its buildings demolished, but later re-opened as an unstaffed station in 1981.
The station is managed by Northern Rail, however, no Northern services stop there.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Dronfield railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | Central Trains (Liverpool-Norwich) |
Sheffield | ||
| Chesterfield | Virgin Trains Cross-Country Route |
Sheffield | ||
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