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.
The station is unmanned and has no ticket facilities, so all tickets must be bought on the train or prior to travel. There are no permanent buildings other than waiting shelters on each platform; train running details are provided by telephone and timetable poster boards. Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps.[1]
Accidentedit
In 1957, the steep gradient north of here down towards 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 when it ran into the back of a preceding train.[2] Axon was awarded a posthumous George Cross for his actions.
Serviceedit
There are services every two hours Monday-Saturday towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound and Buxton southbound (other trains pass through without calling); some extra calls are provided at peak times.
On Sundays, the service frequency in both directions from the station is also two-hourly.[3]
dove, holes, railway, station, serves, village, dove, holes, derbyshire, england, station, buxton, line, between, manchester, piccadilly, buxton, situated, miles, south, east, piccadilly, managed, served, northern, trains, dove, holesgeneral, informationlocati. Dove Holes railway station serves the village of Dove Holes Derbyshire England The station is on the Buxton line between Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton it is situated 22 3 4 miles 36 6 km south east of Piccadilly It is managed and served by Northern Trains Dove HolesGeneral informationLocationDove Holes High PeakEnglandGrid referenceSK074781Managed byNorthern TrainsPlatforms2Other informationStation codeDVHClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOpened1863Passengers2018 196 0242019 205 1522020 216 5342021 2214 8262022 2311 646NotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Accident 4 Service 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editIt 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 via Chapel to Chinley passing 183 feet beneath it in Dove Holes Tunnel Facilities editThe station is unmanned and has no ticket facilities so all tickets must be bought on the train or prior to travel There are no permanent buildings other than waiting shelters on each platform train running details are provided by telephone and timetable poster boards Step free access is available to both platforms via ramps 1 Accident editIn 1957 the steep gradient north of here down towards 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 when it ran into the back of a preceding train 2 Axon was awarded a posthumous George Cross for his actions Service editThere are services every two hours Monday Saturday towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound and Buxton southbound other trains pass through without calling some extra calls are provided at peak times On Sundays the service frequency in both directions from the station is also two hourly 3 See also editPeak Forest TramwayReferences edit Dove Hole station facilities National Rail Enquiries Retrieved 17 May 2017 Accident at Chapel en le Frith on 9 February 1957 The Railways Archive Retrieved 17 May 2017 Table 86 National Rail timetable May 2017External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dove Holes railway station Train times and station information for Dove Holes railway station from National Rail Map sources for Dove Holes railway station Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following station BuxtonNorthernBuxton lineChapel en le Frith 53 17 59 N 1 53 26 W 53 29980 N 1 89043 W 53 29980 1 89043 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dove Holes railway station amp oldid 1190346428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
