Buxton (Midland) railway station served the town of

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.

, Derbyshire, England between 1863 and 1967. Peak Rail Buxton Station-01, 1990

History

The station was opened by the

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...

(MR) on 1 June 1863. It was adjacent to, and to the south-east of, the

Buxton railway station Buxton railway station serves the Peak District town of Buxton in Derbyshire, England. It is managed and served by Northern. The station is south east of Manchester Piccadilly and is the terminus of the Buxton Line. History Two railways a ...

of the

Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway The Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway was an early railway company in England which was opened in 1857 between Stockport Edgeley and Whaley Bridge. Origins As early as 1828 when the Cromford and High Peak Railway and the Liverpool ...

, which opened two weeks later. The two stations had similar end walls incorporating a large fan-shaped window. The station was the terminus of the MR route from Derby. This route had opened as far as on 4 June 1849; and was continued to Buxton in 1863. The station was from . The station closed on 6 March 1967. Most of the station was subsequently demolished and the land used for a ring road. Part of the site including the trackbed of the tracks outside the station were occupied by the Buxton Steam Centre of the

Peak Rail Peak Rail is a preserved railway in Derbyshire, England, which operates a steam and heritage diesel service for tourists and visitors to both the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales. The preserved railway line is over 3½ miles (5.6 km) in ...

Heritage Railway in the 1970s who relaid track with ambitions to reopen the line towards Millers Dale. This plan failed and they moved their entire operations and stock to the section between Matlock, Darley Dale and Rowsley where they have successfully reopened the railway. In June 2019 Peak Rail announced that they hoped to recommence work on the Buxton site during the summer of 2019. Buxton Midland former station site in 2019

Buxton Midland former station site in 2019

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Buxton Station on navigable 1947 O.S. mapHistory of Buxton Midland Railway Station"Picture the Past" Midland railway station"Picture the Past" Train in Ashwood Dale showing typical terrain for this line.
Disused railway stations in Derbyshire Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1967 Beeching closures in England Buildings and structures in Buxton {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub