Whatstandwell railway station

• Thomas Stevenson ca. 1853 ca. 1854
• Robert Turner ca. 1857 - 1860 ^[8]
• Luke Fox 1860 - 1864 ^[8] (afterwards station master at Cudworth)
• S. Greenhough from 1864 ^[8]
• William Webster ca. 1871 - 1873 ^[9] (afterwards station master at Chapel-en-le-Frith)
• Brierly Ayton 1873 ^[9] (formerly station master at Beauchief, appointed to Whatstandwell but died 27 February 1873)
• William T. Stowell 1873 - 1876 ^[9] (formerly station master at Wixford, afterwards station master at Crosby Garrett)
• Edwin Hoe 1876 - 1879 ^[9] (afterwards station master at Finedon)
• George Simmons 1879 ^[9] - 1883 ^[10]
• Fred Watkin 1883 - 1887 ^[10] (formerly station master at Stirchley Street, afterwards station master at Shefford)
• Charles Whitmore 1887 - 1896 ^[10] (formerly station master at Ratby)
• H.T. Swain 1896 ^[11] - 1900 (formerly station master at Penns)
• Harry Smith Dawes 1900 - 1911 ^[12] (formerly station master at New Mills, afterwards station master at Bakewell)
• William Henry Hewitt 1911 ^[13] - ca. 1937
• E. Barker ca. 1946^{[ citation needed ]}
• A. Cyril Phillips until 1957^{[ citation needed ]}

Services

Whatstandwell station with the tunnel in the background

On weekdays the station is served by one train per hour in each direction between Matlock and Derby, with around half the services originating or ending in Nottingham. Saturdays also have an hourly service but all the trains originate or end in Derby. On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service between Matlock and Nottingham in the morning, with services increasing to hourly from mid-afternoon onwards. ^[14]

The journey time to Matlock is approximately 11 minutes, whilst Derby takes approximately 24 minutes, and around an hour on a through train to Nottingham. The station and trains are operated by East Midlands Railway. ^[14]

Whatstandwell
Station nameboard
General information
Location	Whatstandwell, Derbyshire Dales England
Grid reference	SK333541
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	WTS
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
4 June 1849 [1]	opened
11 November 1894 [2]	resited
Passengers
2018/19	23,084

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ambergate		East Midlands Railway Derwent Valley Line		Cromford

Facilities

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 and the 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 ]}

References

1. "Our Kist. The Dales of Derbyshire" . Derbyshire Courier. England. 9 June 1849. Retrieved 26 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
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. 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. "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 83. 1914. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
9. "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 249. 1871. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
10. "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. "EMR regional train timetable: Matlock-Nottingham" (PDF). East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
15. "Whatstandwell station". National Rail . Retrieved 12 March 2024.

External links

• Train times and station information for Whatstandwell railway station from National Rail

• Map sources for Whatstandwell railway station
• "Picture the Past" Whatstandwell station 1900-10
• Pictures from the Wirksworth archives
• Friends of the Derwent Valley Line
• Peak Rail
• Derwent Valley Line East Midlands Trains Community Rail Partnership

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