- Matlock Bath railway station
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Matlock Bath Location Place Matlock Bath Local authority Derbyshire Dales Operations Station code MTB Managed by East Midlands Trains Number of platforms 1 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 20,803 2005/06 * 21,766 2006/07 * 22,698 2007/08 * 23,866 2008/09 * 33,800 2009/10 * 54,746 History Opened 1849 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 Matlock Bath from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Matlock Bath railway station is a railway station owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) Train operating company (TOC). It is located in the village of Matlock Bath in Derbyshire, England. The station is located on the Derwent Valley Line 26 km (16¼ miles) north of Derby towards Matlock.
The full range of tickets for travel for any destination in the country are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost.
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History
Opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway on 4 June 1849[1] it is conveniently located in the centre of the village. The station buildings are in unusual 'chalet' style, inspired by the romantic notion that the resort was England's Little Switzerland. A cable car runs up from near the station to the Heights of Abraham.
The station was closed on 6 March 1967, and reopened on 27 May 1972.[1]
In the year 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 journeys from the station had increased by 62.04%.[2]
Services
The station is served by East Midlands Trains Local, who operate the service from Nottingham to Matlock (via Derby). Services are formed using diesel multiple units of Classes 153, 156 or 158.
Preceding station National Rail Following station East Midlands Trains References
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 156. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ "Record Growth on the Derwent Valley Line". September 2010. http://www.fdvl.org.uk/. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
External links
- Train times and station information for Matlock Bath railway station from National Rail
- Ingenious.org Matlock Bath station, 1903
- Friends of the Derwent Valley Line
- Peak Rail
- Derwent Valley Line East Midlands Trains Community Rail Partnership
Categories:- Grade II listed buildings in Derbyshire
- Railway stations in Derbyshire
- Former Midland Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1849
- Railway stations closed in 1967
- Railway stations opened in 1972
- Railway stations served by East Midlands Trains
- DfT Category F2 stations
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