Peak Forest railway station

Peak Forest
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Location
Area	High Peak
Coordinates
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 February 1867	Station opens
26 September 1893	renamed Peak Forest for Peak Dale
14 June 1965	renamed Peak Forest
6 March 1967	Station closed
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Peak Forest railway station was opened in 1867 by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley, part of the main Midland Line from Manchester to London. It was also the northern junction for the line from Buxton. It closed in 1967 and the platforms were demolished shortly afterwards. As at 2012 the station building still survives as offices which support the large quarry terminal close by. Locomotives are stabled here instead of running back to Buxton depot (which is now closed). A short section of one platform has been reinstated for railway staff use. The station is easily visible from the nearby road from Dove Holes. Although it was named Peak Forest it was actually adjacent to the present-day settlement of Peak Dale.

It marked the summit of the line before it dropped through Dove Holes Tunnel to Chapel-en-le-Frith Central.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Chapel-en-le-Frith Central Line and station closed		Midland Railway New Mills-Millers Dale line		Millers Dale Line and station closed
				Buxton Line and station closed

External links

• Peak Forest station on navigable 1947 O. S. map