Whatstandwell railway station

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Services

Whatstandwell station with the tunnel in the background Whatstandwell station.jpg
Whatstandwell station with the tunnel in the background

All services at Whatstandwell are operated by East Midlands Railway using Class 170 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Matlock and Nottingham via Derby. [14]

On Sundays, the station is served by one train every two hours in each direction in the morning, increasing to hourly in the afternoon.

Whatstandwell
National Rail logo.svg
Whatstandwell notice.jpg
Station nameboard
General information
Location Whatstandwell, Derbyshire Dales
England
Grid reference SK333541
Managed by East Midlands Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeWTS
Classification DfT category F2
Key dates
4 June 1849 [1] opened
11 November 1894 [2] resited
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 23,084
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Ambergate   East Midlands Railway
  Cromford

Facilities

One of the platform planters maintained by the station adopters WhatstandwellPlatformPlanter.jpg
One of the platform planters maintained by the station adopters

The station has a single platform, which has direct access from the station car park and the A6 road. Additionally a footbridge crosses the railway line and gives access to the Cromford Canal towpath and to a bridge over the canal to Main Road, the village and Crich Tramway Village. [15]

There is a shelter and ticket machine on the platform, and a full range of tickets for travel for any destination in the country can also be also purchased from the guard on the train. There is no ticket office or toilets and the station is generally unmanned. [15]

A team of volunteers from the village helps to maintain the station and car park.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Our Kist. The Dales of Derbyshire" . Derbyshire Courier. England. 9 June 1849. Retrieved 26 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Whatstandwell New Station" . Sheffield Independent. England. 12 November 1894. Retrieved 30 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "How To Find Us". Crich Tramway Village. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 Rail Map online (Map). RailMapOnline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "The late collision near Whatstandwell Bridge Station" . Derby Mercury. England. 22 March 1854. Retrieved 30 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Midland Circuit - Derby March 18" . Morning Advertiser. England. 20 March 1854. Retrieved 30 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Whatstandwell Station" . Sheffield Independent. England. 12 March 1894. Retrieved 30 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 3 "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 83. 1914. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 249. 1871. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 225. 1881. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Whatstandwell" . Derby Mercury. England. 11 November 1896. Retrieved 13 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "New Stationmaster for Bakewell" . Derbyshire Courier. England. 20 May 1911. Retrieved 13 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Midland Railway Notices" . Railway News. England. 17 June 1911. Retrieved 30 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ Table 56 National Rail timetable, June 2024
  15. 1 2 "Whatstandwell station". National Rail . Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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