Dove Holes railway station

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Dove Holes

Location

Place

Dove Holes

Local authority

High Peak

Operations

Station code

DVH

Managed by

Northern Rail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

5,110

2005/06 *

5,794

History

Key dates

Opened 1863

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dove Holes from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Dove Holes railway station serves the village of Dove Holes, Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton line 37 km (22¾ miles south east of Piccadlly. It is managed and served by Northern Rail who took over the station from First North Western.

It was opened in 1863 by the LNWR at the summit of its line between Whaley Bridge and Buxton.

Originally the Midland Railway had hoped that the LNWR would join it in extending the line that they jointly leased between Ambergate and Rowsley. The LNWR declined, then built this one from Buxton to meet its line to Manchester.

Later the Midland built a line from Millers Dale through Chapel to Chinley passing 183 feet beneath it in Dove Holes Tunnel.

In 1957, the gradient into Chapel-en-le-Frith was the scene of a serious accident, in which the driver of a runaway freight train, John Axon remained at his post and died, being awarded a posthumous George Cross.

[edit] Service

From Dove Holes there is a train every two-hours each day towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound and Buxton southbound.

[edit] See also

Peak Forest Tramway

[edit] External links

Train times for Dove Holes railway station from National Rail
Map sources for Dove Holes railway station

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Buxton		Northern Rail (Buxton Line)		Chapel-en-le Frith

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