Furness Vale railway station

Furness Vale
Furness Vale
	The station in 2005
Location	Furness Vale, High Peak; England
Grid reference	SK008835
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FNV
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1857
Passengers
2016/17	21,800
2017/18	25,510
2018/19	26,526
2019/20	27,326
2020/21	6,494
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Furness Vale railway station in Derbyshire, England, is 15+1⁄4 miles (24.5 km) south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Buxton line and serves the village of Furness Vale. It has a level crossing at the end of the platform controlled by a signal box.

The station is on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge line, originally built by the London and North Western Railway to connect with the Cromford and High Peak Railway and extended to Buxton in 1863.

Facilities[]

The station is unmanned, has no permanent buildings other than basic shelters and has a ticket machine on the Manchester platform - tickets must be bought prior to travel or on the train if using cash only. Service running information is offered via automatic announcements and timetable posters. The platforms are linked by footbridge, but there is step-free access via the level crossing to both platforms.^[1]

Service[]

There is generally a half hourly service each day to Manchester Piccadilly (with a few peak hour trains previously continuing beyond Manchester to destinations including Blackpool North, Clitheroe, Barrow-in-Furness, Wigan North Western and Kirkby). Southbound there is a half hourly service to Buxton. On Sunday, there is an hourly service in each direction.^[2]

References[]

^ Furness Vale station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 17 May 2017
^ Table 86 National Rail timetable, December 2018

Photo gallery[]

External links[]

Train times and station information for Furness Vale railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Whaley Bridge		Northern Buxton line		New Mills Newtown

Coordinates: 53°20′56″N 1°59′20″W / 53.349°N 1.989°W / 53.349; -1.989

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[1] Furness Vale station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 17 May 2017

[2] Table 86 National Rail timetable, December 2018

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Furness Vale
The station in 2005
Location	Furness Vale, High Peak England
Grid reference	SK008835
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FNV
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1857
Passengers
2016/17	21,800
2017/18	25,510
2018/19	26,526
2019/20	27,326
2020/21	6,494




Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road