Whatstandwell railway station

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Whatstandwell

Location

Place

Whatstandwell

Local authority

Derbyshire Dales

Operations

Station code

WTS

Managed by

East Midlands Trains

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

12,757

2005/06 *

13,459

History

Key dates

Opened 1849

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

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Whatstandwell station with the tunnel in the background

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 (136 m) 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 East Midlands Trains, who operated local services from Derby to Matlock. Services are formed using diesel multiple units of Classes 150, 153, 156 or 158.

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.

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Train times and station information for Whatstandwell railway station from National Rail
Map sources for Whatstandwell railway station
"Picture the Past" Whatstandwell station 1900-10

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ambergate		East Midlands Trains Derwent Valley Line		Cromford

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