Hindlow Railway Station

About Hindlow Railway Station

Hindlow railway station was opened for goods in 1833 near to Hindlow near King Sterndale to the south east of Buxton, Derbyshire on the Cromford and High Peak Railway (which ran from Whaley Bridge to Cromford) and the LNWR line to Ashbourne and the south. HistoryThe Cromford and High Peak Railway goods station opened in 1833. It was opened for passengers in 1856 but closed in 1877. A new station was opened in 1894 by the LNWR when it built its branch to Ashbourne from a junction at Parsley HayAt this time the C& HPR line to Whaley Bridge was closed. Just before the station there was a junction to a stub of the old line which continued to serve the Hillhead branch. The junction was known as the Buxton and High Peak Junction, not to be confused with High Peak Junction at the other end of the C& HPR near Cromford. Like all the stations on the line the platforms and buildings were of timber construction. Regular passenger services on the line finished on Saturday October 30, 1954. Occasional special passenger trains used the station until 7 October 1963 when the station was closed completely. The station was removed in 1966.

Hindlow Railway Station Description

Hindlow railway station was opened for goods in 1833 near to Hindlow near King Sterndale to the south east of Buxton, Derbyshire on the Cromford and High Peak Railway (which ran from Whaley Bridge to Cromford) and the LNWR line to Ashbourne and the south. HistoryThe Cromford and High Peak Railway goods station opened in 1833. It was opened for passengers in 1856 but closed in 1877. A new station was opened in 1894 by the LNWR when it built its branch to Ashbourne from a junction at Parsley HayAt this time the C& HPR line to Whaley Bridge was closed. Just before the station there was a junction to a stub of the old line which continued to serve the Hillhead branch. The junction was known as the Buxton and High Peak Junction, not to be confused with High Peak Junction at the other end of the C& HPR near Cromford. Like all the stations on the line the platforms and buildings were of timber construction. Regular passenger services on the line finished on Saturday October 30, 1954. Occasional special passenger trains used the station until 7 October 1963 when the station was closed completely. The station was removed in 1966.

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Hindlow Railway Station is located at Buxton
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