Whatstandwell is a stop on the Derwent Valley Line in Derbyshire between
Ambergate and
Cromford.
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| EMR 153 355 (in EMT days) departs for Matlock |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail (Derwent Valley Line) |
| Station code: |
WTS |
| Opened: |
1894 |
| Platforms: |
1 |
The original station, called
Watstandwell Bridge, was opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway in 1849 on the other side of Whatstandwell tunnel to the current station which was opened from 1894. The station name changed to Whatstandwell in 1896 [1].
Whatstandwell now has only a single active platform after the singling of the Derwent Valley Line. The other platform is still in extant though is by now pretty overgrown, however it does have a heritage station nameboard sign in the London Midland Scottish Railway "hawkseye" style. The former station buildings have been replaced by basic bus shelters and displays. The footbridge gives access to the towpath of the Cromford Canal and over a further bridge into the village. A steep walk from the village is Crick Tramway Museum.
Whatstandwell is managed and served by East Midlands Railway services from
Matlock to
Newark Castle and
Nottingham via
Derby.
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| Footbridge |
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| EMR 156 411 departs |
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| Station view from the footbridge |
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| Heritage nameboard |
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| The original station was the other side of this tunnel |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Ambergate to Buxton (Middleton Press, 2019) Map. III
