The station was the terminus of the MR route from Derby. This route had opened as far as Rowsley on 4 June 1849;[3] and was continued to Buxton in 1863.[4] The station was 164 miles 55 chains (265.0 km) from St Pancras.[5]
The station closed on 6 March 1967.[1] Most of the station was subsequently demolished and the land used for a ring road. Part of the site including the trackbed of the tracks outside the station were occupied by the Buxton Steam Centre of the Peak Rail Heritage Railway in the 1970s who relaid track with ambitions to reopen the line towards Millers Dale. This plan failed and they moved their entire operations and stock to the section between Matlock, Darley Dale and Rowsley where they have successfully reopened the railway.[citation needed] In June 2019 Peak Rail announced that they hoped to recommence work on the Buxton site during the summer of 2019.[6]
^"Peak Rail heritage train operator hopes to have Buxton branch open within the next two months". www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
ReferencesEdit
Biddle, Gordon (1981). Railway Stations in the North West. Clapham, Yorkshire: Dalesman. ISBN0-85206-644-9.
Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN1-85260-508-1. R508.
Ellis, Cuthbert Hamilton (1961) [1953]. The Midland Railway (4th ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. 940/554/125 1059.
Midland Railway System Maps (The Distance Diagrams), volume 2 - Leeds to Leicester and branches; Derby to Manchester and branches; Cheshire Lines (1909-1923 ed.). Teignmouth: Peter Kay. 1998. ISBN1-899890-17-3.
buxton, railway, station, midland, railway, buxton, midland, railway, station, served, town, buxton, derbyshire, england, between, 1863, 1967, buxtonthe, stations, buxton, midland, station, centregeneral, informationlocationbuxton, high, peakenglandcoordinates. Buxton Midland railway station served the town of Buxton Derbyshire England between 1863 and 1967 BuxtonThe two stations at Buxton the Midland station is in the centreGeneral informationLocationBuxton High PeakEnglandCoordinates53 15 35 N 1 54 45 W 53 2598 N 1 9126 W 53 2598 1 9126Grid referenceSK059736Platforms3Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMidland RailwayPre groupingMidland RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 June 1863 1863 06 01 Station opened6 March 1967Station closed The Buxton Steam Centre of the Peak Railway Preservation Society as it was in March 1990 before closureContents 1 History 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing lower right railways in the vicinity of Buxton Midland Railway in green The station was opened by the Midland Railway MR on 1 June 1863 1 It was adjacent to and to the south east of the Buxton railway station of the Stockport Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway 2 which opened two weeks later 1 The two stations had similar end walls incorporating a large fan shaped window 2 The station was the terminus of the MR route from Derby This route had opened as far as Rowsley on 4 June 1849 3 and was continued to Buxton in 1863 4 The station was 164 miles 55 chains 265 0 km from St Pancras 5 The station closed on 6 March 1967 1 Most of the station was subsequently demolished and the land used for a ring road Part of the site including the trackbed of the tracks outside the station were occupied by the Buxton Steam Centre of the Peak Rail Heritage Railway in the 1970s who relaid track with ambitions to reopen the line towards Millers Dale This plan failed and they moved their entire operations and stock to the section between Matlock Darley Dale and Rowsley where they have successfully reopened the railway citation needed In June 2019 Peak Rail announced that they hoped to recommence work on the Buxton site during the summer of 2019 6 nbsp Buxton Midland station in 2019Notes Edit a b c Butt 1995 p 50 a b Biddle 1981 fig 9 Ellis 1961 p 18 Ellis 1961 p 36 Kay 1998 Sheet 15 Peak Rail heritage train operator hopes to have Buxton branch open within the next two months www buxtonadvertiser co uk Retrieved 11 August 2019 References EditBiddle Gordon 1981 Railway Stations in the North West Clapham Yorkshire Dalesman ISBN 0 85206 644 9 Butt R V J 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations Yeovil Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 1 85260 508 1 R508 Ellis Cuthbert Hamilton 1961 1953 The Midland Railway 4th ed Hampton Court Ian Allan 940 554 125 1059 Midland Railway System Maps The Distance Diagrams volume 2 Leeds to Leicester and branches Derby to Manchester and branches Cheshire Lines 1909 1923 ed Teignmouth Peter Kay 1998 ISBN 1 899890 17 3 External links EditBuxton Station on navigable 1947 O S map History of Buxton Midland Railway Station Picture the Past Midland railway station Picture the Past Train in Ashwood Dale showing typical terrain for this line Preceding station Disused railways Following stationTerminus Midland RailwayManchester Buxton Matlock and Midland Junction Railway Peak ForestLine and station closed Blackwell MillLine and station closed nbsp This article on a railway station in the East Midlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buxton railway station Midland Railway amp oldid 1147173520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
