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| caption = A [[British Rail Class 156|Class 156]] and a [[British Rail Class 150|Class 150/2]] unit at Buxton station
| caption = A [[British Rail Class 156|Class 156]] and a [[British Rail Class 150|Class 150/2]] unit at Buxton station in March 2010.
| borough = [[Buxton]], [[High Peak, Derbyshire|High Peak]]
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| manager = [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]]
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'''Buxton railway station''' serves the town of [[Buxton]] in [[Derbyshire]], England. It is managed and served by [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]]. The station is {{convert|25+3/4|mi|km}} south east of [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester Piccadilly]] and is the terminus of the [[Buxton Line]].
'''Buxton railway station''' serves the [[Peak District]] town of [[Buxton]] in [[Derbyshire]], England. It is managed and served by [[Northern Trains]]. The station is {{convert|25+3/4|mi|km}} south-east of [[Manchester Piccadilly station|Manchester Piccadilly]] and is the terminus of the [[Buxton line]].


==Facilities==
== History ==
[[File:Manchester Central to Buxton map aey.jpg|left|thumb|Map showing the former extent of railways around Buxton]]
The station is fully staffed, with the ticket office open on weekdays between 05:50 - 20:00, Saturdays 05:50 - 20:00 and Sundays 08:15 - 22:30. A self-service ticket machine is also available for use outside these times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. A payphone, waiting room and toilets are all provided in the main building, whilst platform 1 has a waiting shelter and bench seating. Train running details are offered via automatic announcements, CIS displays and timetable poster boards. Step-free access is available to both platforms from the main entrance.<ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/bux/details.html Buxton station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''; Retrieved 17 May 2017</ref>
Two railways arrived in Buxton almost simultaneously in 1863. The [[Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway]], heavily promoted by the [[London and North Western Railway]] (LNWR), built its line from [[Manchester]] to [[Whaley Bridge railway station|Whaley Bridge]] and extended it to Buxton. Meanwhile, the [[Midland Railway]] extended the [[Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway]] from [[Rowsley]]. When the Midland extended its main line to [[New Mills]] in 1867, to bypass the LNWR, Buxton became a branch line from [[Millers Dale railway station|Millers Dale]]. The two railways planned separate stations, but the town's leaders were concerned that the railway would damage the character of the place and requested that they be built side by side and be in-keeping with the existing architecture of the town. Consequently, the LNWR and [[Buxton railway station (Midland Railway)|Midland station]] were given identical frontages designed by [[Joseph Paxton]], each being built from local stone and having a [[wrought iron]] glazed [[train shed]] roof, fronted with identical half-circle fan widows.<ref name="DSbux">{{cite web |title=Buxton (Midland) |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/buxton/index.shtml |publisher=Disused Stations |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Buxton station end wall 1979 - geograph.org.uk - 816712.jpg|left|thumb|The fan window, seen here in 1979]]
The Midland station closed in 1967, along with the line to Rowsley, and the site is now a roadway. However, the line through [[Dove Holes Tunnel]] from Chinley is still used for freight, such as [[limestone]] from [[Tunstead, Derbyshire|Tunstead]], along with the old Midland branch into Buxton and part of the old [[Ashbourne Line]] (closed to passengers in October 1954), which remains in use to serve a lime works at Dowlow and the quarry at Hindlow. These both join the main line just outside the station, where there also a number of sidings to allow trains to reverse. The bay platform formerly used by Ashbourne line trains and the connecting curve from it towards Dowlow have been removed, though it is still possible to trace its route. The LNWR station now handles local trains into Manchester, using its line through [[Dove Holes railway station|Dove Holes]] and [[Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station|Chapel-en-le-Frith]].


The trainshed roof of the remaining station was removed, leaving only the fan window and its stonework at the end of the station as a remnant. In 2009 the fan window was restored to its former glory.<ref name="DSbux" />
== Services ==
Until May 2018, there was an hourly service daily (including Sundays) between Buxton and Manchester Piccadilly, taking about one hour. The service frequency was enhanced to about half-hourly in the morning and evening peaks. A limited number of trains worked through beyond Manchester, with trains to/from {{stnlnk|Blackpool North}}, [[Clitheroe railway station|Clitheroe]], {{stnlnk|Barrow-in-Furness}}, {{stnlnk|Wigan North Western}}, {{rws|Preston}} and {{stnlnk|Kirkby}}.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2017|86}}</ref>


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From 21 May 2018, two trains per hour started running between Manchester and Buxton all day, one of which omits certain stations en route. The evening and Sunday service remains hourly and there are no longer any through trains to/from destinations north of Manchester.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2018|86}}</ref>


=== Accidents ===
Platform 2 is the main platform for arrivals and departures. Platform 1 is a departure platform by shunt move, which is usually used in early mornings by the first trains of the day which have been stabled overnight or when attachment/detachment of a unit to/from a formation is required.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
* A runaway limestone train demolished the boiler room and gents' toilet and damaged the porters' room in 1897, killing a passenger and injuring a porter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//html5/reader/production/default.aspx?&edid=7b86f0f7-498d-4a9a-aa51-b450bfa24a8f|title=What the railways are doing|date=September 1897|publisher=Railway Magazine|pages=282|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref>
* A [[LNWR Class B]] [[Boiler explosion#Locomotive boiler explosions in the UK|boiler blew up]] in the station yard on 11 November 1921, killing the driver and fireman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=397|title=Accident at Buxton on 11th November 1921 :: The Railways Archive|website=www.railwaysarchive.co.uk|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref>


== Future ==
==Facilities==
The station is fully staffed, with a self-service ticket machine also available for use outside the ticket office opening times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. A payphone, waiting room and toilets are all provided in the main building, whilst platform 1 has a waiting shelter and bench seating. Step-free access is available to both platforms from the main entrance.<ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/bux/details.html Buxton station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''; Retrieved 17 May 2017</ref> In November 2022, Buxton became the first station in Derbyshire to install dementia-friendly signage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ash |first1=Joseph |title=Say hello to Derbyshire's first dementia-friendly railway station |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/say-hello-derbyshires-first-dementia-7779804 |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=DerbyshireLive |date=5 November 2022}}</ref>


== Services ==
Network Rail has proposed, in their North West RUS, installing a facing cross-over which will allow platform 1 to become fully operational as an arrival and departure platform. Doing this will reduce the number of shunt moves.
[[File:Buxton railway station - geograph.org.uk - 3476076.jpg|thumb|Two Northern services awaiting their respective departures towards Manchester.]]
Until May 2018, there was an hourly service daily (including Sundays) between Buxton and Manchester Piccadilly, taking about one hour. The service frequency was enhanced to about half-hourly in the morning and evening peaks. A limited number of trains worked through beyond Manchester, with trains to/from {{stnlnk|Blackpool North}}, [[Clitheroe railway station|Clitheroe]], {{stnlnk|Barrow-in-Furness}}, {{stnlnk|Wigan North Western}}, {{rws|Preston}} and {{stnlnk|Kirkby}}.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2017|86}}</ref>


From 21 May 2018, two trains per hour started running between Manchester and Buxton all day, one of which omits certain stations en route. The evening and Sunday service remains hourly and there are no longer any through trains north of Manchester.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2018|86}}</ref>
== History ==
Two railways arrived in Buxton almost simultaneously in 1863. The [[Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway]], heavily promoted by the [[London and North Western Railway]] (LNWR), built its line from [[Manchester]] to [[Whaley Bridge railway station|Whaley Bridge]] and extended it to Buxton. Meanwhile, the [[Midland Railway]] extended the [[Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway]] from [[Rowsley]]. When the Midland extended its main line to [[New Mills]] in 1867, to bypass the LNWR, Buxton became a branch line from [[Millers Dale railway station|Millers Dale]]. The two railways planned separate stations, but the town's leaders were concerned that the railway would damage the character of the place and requested that they be built side-by-side, and be in keeping with the existing architecture of the town. Consequently, the LNWR and [[Buxton railway station (Midland Railway)|Midland station]] were given identical frontages designed by [[Joseph Paxton]], each being built from local stone and having a [[wrought iron]] glazed [[train shed]] roof, fronted with identical half-circle fan widows.<ref name="DSbux">{{cite web |title=Buxton (Midland) |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/buxton/index.shtml |publisher=Disused Stations |accessdate=21 May 2020}}</ref>


The service is currently (2023) hourly during the day and evening, with additional trains in the morning and evening peaks.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727123454/https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables|title=Summer 2023 Timetables (Timetable No N20) |publisher=Northern Railway |archive-date=2023-07-27|access-date=2023-07-27}}</ref>
The Midland station closed in 1967, along with the line to Rowsley, and the site is now a roadway. However, the line through [[Dove Holes Tunnel]] from Chinley is still used for freight, such as [[limestone]] from [[Tunstead, Derbyshire|Tunstead]], along with the old Midland branch into Buxton and part of the old [[Ashbourne Line]] (closed to passengers in October 1954), which remains in use to serve a lime works at Dowlow and the quarry at Hindlow. These both join the main line just outside the station, where there also a number of sidings to allow trains to reverse. The bay platform formerly used by Ashbourne line trains and the connecting curve from it towards Dowlow have been removed, though it is still possible to trace its route. The LNWR station now handles local trains into Manchester, using its line through [[Dove Holes railway station|Dove Holes]] and [[Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station|Chapel-en-le-Frith]].


Platform 2 is the main platform for arrivals and departures. Platform 1 is a departure platform by [[shunting (rail)|shunt move]], which is usually used in early mornings by the first trains of the day.
The trainshed roof of the remaining station was removed, leaving only the fan window and it's stonework at the end of the station as a remnant. In 2009 the fan window was restored to its former glory.<ref name="DSbux"/>
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=== Accidents ===
== Future ==
* A runaway limestone train demolished the boiler room and gents toilet and damaged the porters' room in 1897, killing a passenger and injuring a porter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//html5/reader/production/default.aspx?&edid=7b86f0f7-498d-4a9a-aa51-b450bfa24a8f|title=What the railways are doing|last=|first=|date=September 1897|website=|publisher=Railway Magazine|pages=282|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref>
* A [[LNWR Class B]] [[Boiler explosion#Locomotive boiler explosions in the UK|boiler blew up]] in the station yard in 1921, killing the driver and fireman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=397|title=Accident at Buxton on 11th November 1921 :: The Railways Archive|website=www.railwaysarchive.co.uk|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref>


Network Rail has proposed, in their North West route-specific utilisation strategy (RUS), installing a [[facing and trailing|facing]] cross-over which will allow platform 1 to become fully operational as an arrival and departure platform. Doing this will reduce the number of shunt moves.
== Gallery ==

<gallery>
== See also ==
File:Manchester Central to Buxton map aey.jpg|Map showing the former extent of railways around Buxton.
*[[Listed buildings in Buxton]]
File:Buxton railway station 1958012 9600359f.jpg|Station exterior in 1965. The present station is on the left, and the former [[Midland Railway]] station, now closed, is in the centre of the picture.
File:Buxton Railway Station LNWR Fan Window 17.09.2016R.jpg|London & North Western Railway Co fan window after restoration
File:Buxton railway station (Derbyshire) in 1978.jpg|[[British Rail Class 104|BR Class 104]] [[Diesel Multiple Unit|DMU]] in the snow, 24 December 1978
File:Buxton LNWR Signal Box 17.09.2016.jpg|Buxton LNWR station signal box
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* Radford, B., (1988) ''Midland Though The Peak'' Unicorn Books
* Radford, B., (1988) ''Midland Though The Peak'' Unicorn Books
* Pevsner, Nikolaus (1953) (revised Elizabeth Williamson 1978). ''The Buildings of England: Derbyshire''. Penguin Books. {{ISBN|0-14-071008-6}}
* Pevsner, Nikolaus (1953) (revised Elizabeth Williamson 1978). ''The Buildings of England: Derbyshire''. Penguin Books. {{ISBN|0-14-071008-6}}
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*[http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/reference.asp?index=1&main_query=&theme=&period=&county=&district=&place_name=buxton&imageUID=74195 English Heritage – Buxton station frontage]
*[http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/reference.asp?index=1&main_query=&theme=&period=&county=&district=&place_name=buxton&imageUID=74195 English Heritage – Buxton station frontage]

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Latest revision as of 18:16, 1 December 2024

Buxton
National Rail
A Class 156 and a Class 150/2 unit at Buxton station in March 2010.
General information
LocationBuxton, High Peak
England
Coordinates53°15′40″N 1°54′47″W / 53.261°N 1.913°W / 53.261; -1.913
Grid referenceSK059737
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBUX
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyStockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
15 June 1863 (1863-06-15)Station opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.344 million
2020/21Decrease 98,236
2021/22Increase 0.272 million
2022/23Increase 0.302 million
2023/24Increase 0.349 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Buxton railway station serves the Peak District town of Buxton in Derbyshire, England. It is managed and served by Northern Trains. The station is 25+34 miles (41.4 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly and is the terminus of the Buxton line.

History

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Map showing the former extent of railways around Buxton

Two railways arrived in Buxton almost simultaneously in 1863. The Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway, heavily promoted by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), built its line from Manchester to Whaley Bridge and extended it to Buxton. Meanwhile, the Midland Railway extended the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley. When the Midland extended its main line to New Mills in 1867, to bypass the LNWR, Buxton became a branch line from Millers Dale. The two railways planned separate stations, but the town's leaders were concerned that the railway would damage the character of the place and requested that they be built side by side and be in-keeping with the existing architecture of the town. Consequently, the LNWR and Midland station were given identical frontages designed by Joseph Paxton, each being built from local stone and having a wrought iron glazed train shed roof, fronted with identical half-circle fan widows.[1]

The fan window, seen here in 1979

The Midland station closed in 1967, along with the line to Rowsley, and the site is now a roadway. However, the line through Dove Holes Tunnel from Chinley is still used for freight, such as limestone from Tunstead, along with the old Midland branch into Buxton and part of the old Ashbourne Line (closed to passengers in October 1954), which remains in use to serve a lime works at Dowlow and the quarry at Hindlow. These both join the main line just outside the station, where there also a number of sidings to allow trains to reverse. The bay platform formerly used by Ashbourne line trains and the connecting curve from it towards Dowlow have been removed, though it is still possible to trace its route. The LNWR station now handles local trains into Manchester, using its line through Dove Holes and Chapel-en-le-Frith.

The trainshed roof of the remaining station was removed, leaving only the fan window and its stonework at the end of the station as a remnant. In 2009 the fan window was restored to its former glory.[1]

Accidents

[edit]
  • A runaway limestone train demolished the boiler room and gents' toilet and damaged the porters' room in 1897, killing a passenger and injuring a porter.[2]
  • A LNWR Class B boiler blew up in the station yard on 11 November 1921, killing the driver and fireman.[3]

Facilities

[edit]

The station is fully staffed, with a self-service ticket machine also available for use outside the ticket office opening times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. A payphone, waiting room and toilets are all provided in the main building, whilst platform 1 has a waiting shelter and bench seating. Step-free access is available to both platforms from the main entrance.[4] In November 2022, Buxton became the first station in Derbyshire to install dementia-friendly signage.[5]

Services

[edit]
Two Northern services awaiting their respective departures towards Manchester.

Until May 2018, there was an hourly service daily (including Sundays) between Buxton and Manchester Piccadilly, taking about one hour. The service frequency was enhanced to about half-hourly in the morning and evening peaks. A limited number of trains worked through beyond Manchester, with trains to/from Blackpool North, Clitheroe, Barrow-in-Furness, Wigan North Western, Preston and Kirkby.[6]

From 21 May 2018, two trains per hour started running between Manchester and Buxton all day, one of which omits certain stations en route. The evening and Sunday service remains hourly and there are no longer any through trains north of Manchester.[7]

The service is currently (2023) hourly during the day and evening, with additional trains in the morning and evening peaks.[8]

Platform 2 is the main platform for arrivals and departures. Platform 1 is a departure platform by shunt move, which is usually used in early mornings by the first trains of the day.

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
TerminusNorthern
Disused railways
Terminus   LNWR
Ashbourne line
  Higher Buxton
Terminus   Cromford and High Peak Railway   Ladmanlow

Future

[edit]

Network Rail has proposed, in their North West route-specific utilisation strategy (RUS), installing a facing cross-over which will allow platform 1 to become fully operational as an arrival and departure platform. Doing this will reduce the number of shunt moves.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Buxton (Midland)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ "What the railways are doing". Railway Magazine. September 1897. p. 282. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Accident at Buxton on 11th November 1921 :: The Railways Archive". www.railwaysarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. ^ Buxton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 17 May 2017
  5. ^ Ash, Joseph (5 November 2022). "Say hello to Derbyshire's first dementia-friendly railway station". DerbyshireLive. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. ^ Table 86 National Rail timetable, May 2017
  7. ^ Table 86 National Rail timetable, May 2018
  8. ^ "Summer 2023 Timetables (Timetable No N20)". Northern Railway. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

Bibliography

[edit]
  • Radford, B., (1988) Midland Though The Peak Unicorn Books
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1953) (revised Elizabeth Williamson 1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071008-6
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