Bamford railway station
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Location | Bamford, High Peak England |
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Coordinates | 53°20′20″N 1°41′20″W / 53.3389°N 1.6890°WCoordinates: 53°20′20″N 1°41′20″W / 53.3389°N 1.6890°W |
Grid reference | SK208825 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BAM |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Original company | |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
25 June 1894 | Station opened |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 30,514 |
2017/18 | 31,654 |
2018/19 | 34,526 |
2019/20 | 43,746 |
2020/21 | 20,208 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Bamford railway station serves the village of Bamford in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England and is managed by Northern Trains. It is located 13 miles (21 km) west of Sheffield on the Hope Valley Line.
History[]
Bamford station was built by the Dore and Chinley Railway, a company which was absorbed by the Midland Railway prior to opening. The line was opened for goods traffic on 6 November 1893, and for passenger trains on 1 June 1894, but Bamford station was not opened until 25 June that year.[1][2]
The Dore and Chinley line later became known as the Hope Valley Line. The station became an unstaffed halt in 1969 when the last station master purchased the Station House. The main station building was located on the road overbridge, and was removed during the late 1970s.
Stationmasters[]
- W. Williams 1896[3] - 1899 (formerly station master at Peartree and Normanton)
- William Drew 1900 - 1907[4] (afterwards station master at Eckington (West))
- Joseph G. Goss 1907[4] - 1924[5] (afterwards station master at Duffield)
- E. Proctor 1924 - 1936[6] (formerly station master at Kirkby Stephen, afterwards station master at Parkgate and Rawmarsh)
- Charles Workman 1931 - 1936[7] (formerly station master at Edale)
- John C. Gee from 1936
Derwent Branchline[]
During the construction of the nearby Derwent and Howden dams between 1912 and 1916, the railway carried stone from a quarry at nearby Grindleford, up a branch line to the worksite. When the dams were completed, the branch line was removed, but later re-instated during the WW2 construction of the Ladybower Reservoir. A signalbox used to control the station and branch line, but this has since been relocated to Peak Rail. The branch line has since been removed, but there is access to the old trackbed as the Thornhill Trail.
Facilities[]
The station is unmanned as noted, but Northern has installed ticket vending machines here to allow intending travellers to buy tickets before boarding. Standard waiting shelters are provided on each platform, whilst train running details are offered via help points, automatic announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms (the eastbound one via a ramp from Station Road).[8]
Service[]
All services are provided by Northern Trains except the first (to Liverpool Lime Street) and the last (to Nottingham) which are provided by East Midlands Railway.
Trains from Sheffield take around 22 minutes, and trains from Manchester Piccadilly take around 53 minutes.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Northern Trains Hope Valley Line | Hope |
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East Midlands Railway Liverpool-Norwich Limited service |
Weekdays[]
- The typical off-peak service from the station includes a train in each direction (west to Manchester Piccadilly via New Mills Central and east to Sheffield) hourly - with minor exceptions. The same also operates on Bank Holidays.[9]
Weekends[]
- Saturday & Sunday: A train in each direction once every hour
References[]
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 71. CN 8983.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 889. 1881. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 375. 1899. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Mr. J. Goss". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 4 August 1924. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mr. E. Proctor". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 2 January 1931. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bamford Gifts". Sheffield Independent. England. 15 October 1936. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Bamford station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table National Rail timetable, May 2017
External links[]
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- Train times and station information for Bamford railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Derbyshire
- Former Midland Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1894
- Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway
- Northern franchise railway stations
- East Midlands railway station stubs