- 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 Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 5,110 2005/06 * 
5,7942006/07 * 6,2322007/08 * 
5,5172008/09 * 5,8662009/10 * 5,246History Opened 1863 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * 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. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. 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.
Service
From Dove Holes there is a train every two-hours Monday-Saturday towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound and Buxton southbound. On Sundays the service frequency in both directions from the station is hourly.
See also
External links
- Train times for Dove Holes railway station from National Rail
- Map sources for Dove Holes railway station
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station BuxtonNorthern Rail Coordinates: 53°17′59″N 1°53′26″W / 53.29980°N 1.89043°W
Categories:- Railway stations in Derbyshire
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1863
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category F2 stations
- East Midlands railway station stubs
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