Matlock Bath railway station serves the village of

Matlock Bath Matlock Bath is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. It lies in the Derbyshire Dales, south of Matlock on the main A6 road, and approximately halfway between Buxton and Derby. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census ...

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, England. It is a stop on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects with . The station building is

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and is located north of Derby; it is owned by

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and managed by

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History

Opened by the

Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway ran from a junction with the Midland Railway at Ambergate to Rowsley north of Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock and thence to Buxton. In time it would become part of the Midland Railw ...

on 4 June 1849, the station closed on 6 March 1967 and reopened on 27 May 1972. In recent times, the usage of the station has increased; for example, in the year 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010, journeys increased by 62%. The station buildings have an unusual

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-style, inspired by the romantic notion at the time that the resort was England's '' Little Switzerland''. The Heights of Abraham cable car runs from near the station up to the

Heights of Abraham The Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. It consists of a hilltop park on top of Masson Hill, accessed from the village by the Heights of Abraham cable car. The heights are named after a supposed res ...

visitor attraction. The station buildings have been occupied by

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since the 1980s; they were restored in period-style and opened as a cafe/visitor centre in 2019 after a grant from the

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, with additional support from Derbyshire Dales and Derbyshire County councils, and other donations.Derbyshire Wildlife Trust opens café at restored Matlock Bath station
'' Matlock Mercury'', 16 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019

Services

All services at Matlock Bath are operated by

, using diesel multiple units. The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between and , via . On Sundays, the station is served by one train every two hours in each direction in the morning, increasing to hourly in the afternoon.

Public safety issues

In October 2015, Network Rail released CCTV footage showing members of the public taking

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photographs on the main crossing over the tracks at the station. It issued a safety warning, asserting the railways were not for taking photographs on and that trains can appear without warning. Network Rail said it was releasing the footage to highlight the dangerous practices, particularly involving children on the railway line. The crossing has since been closed to the public.

References

External links

National Railway Museum - Matlock Bath station, 1903

Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership

Derwent Valley Line East Midlands Trains Community Rail Partnership
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History

Services

Public safety issues

See also

References

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