Peak Forest railway station
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LocationHigh Peak
England
England
Coordinates53°17′14″N 1°51′52″W / 53.2873°N 1.8644°W
Platforms2
StatusDisused
Peak Forest | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | High Peak England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°17′14″N 1°51′52″W / 53.2873°N 1.8644°W | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 February 1867 | Station opened | ||||
| 26 September 1893 | Renamed Peak Forest for Peak Dale | ||||
| 14 June 1965 | Renamed Peak Forest | ||||
| 6 March 1967 | Station closed[1] | ||||
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Peak Forest railway station served the small villages of Peak Dale, Smalldale and Peak Forest, in Derbyshire, England.
Peak Forest station was opened in 1867 by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley; it was part of the main Midland Line from Manchester London Road to London St Pancras. It was also the northern junction for the line from Buxton and marked the summit of the line before it dropped through Dove Holes Tunnel to Chapel-en-le-Frith Central.
It closed in 1967[2] and the platforms were demolished shortly afterwards.
