Chapel-en-le-Frith Central railway station was an intermediate stop on the Derby–Manchester line of 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 ...

. It served the

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

town of

Chapel-en-le-Frith Chapel-en-le-Frith () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It has been dubbed the "Capital of the Peak", in reference to the Peak District, historically the upperland areas between the Saxon lands (belo ...

between 1867 and 1967.

History

The station was opened by the

(MR) on 1 February 1867. At the start of 1923, the MR amalgamated with several other railways to form the

London, Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally u ...

(LMS), which inherited two stations at Chapel-en-le-Frith; to distinguish the ex-MR station from the ex-

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

station, the former was renamed ''Chapel-en-le-Frith Central'' on 2 June 1924. The station was closed on 6 March 1967. This section of route is still open for stone freight trains serving the

Buxton lime industry The Buxton lime industry has been important for the development of the town of Buxton in Derbyshire, England, and it has shaped the landscape around the town. Geology The White Peak area of the Peak District is named after the limestone plat ...

as the

Great Rocks Line The Great Rocks Line is a freight railway line in Derbyshire, England, that runs between the Hope Valley Line at Chapel Milton and the stone quarries and sidings at Peak Dale and Peak Forest, before looping around to the town of Buxton. It takes ...

, with the station building converted into a DIY centre.

Stationmasters

*Samuel Rayson ca. 1871 - 1873 (afterwards station master at Hyde) *W. Webster 1873 - 1876 (formerly station master at Whatstandwell, afterwards station master at Calverley) *J. Hudston 1876 - 1879 (formerly station master at Monsal Dale) *J. Blower 1879 - 1880 (formerly station master at Finedon, afterwards station master at Didsbury) *David Daw 1880 - 1919 (formerly station master at Haworth)

References

External links

Chapel-en-le-Frith Central Station on navigable O.S. mapChapel-en-le-Frith Central
at disused-stations.org.uk Disused railway stations in Derbyshire Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1967 Beeching closures in England Chapel-en-le-Frith {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub