Dove Holes railway station

Dove Holes National Rail
Location
Place Dove Holes
Local authority High Peak
Grid reference SK074781
Operations
Station code DVH
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Increase 5,446
2011/12 Increase 6,246
2012/13 Decrease 5,874
2013/14 Decrease 4,382
2014/15 Increase 4,910
History
Key dates Opened 1863 (1863)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dove Holes from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Dove Holes railway station serves the village of Dove Holes, Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton line 22 3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) south east of Piccadilly. It is managed and served by Northern.

It was opened in 1863 by the LNWR at the summit of its line between Whaley Bridge and Buxton.

Originally the Midland Railway had hoped that the LNWR would join it in extending the line that they jointly leased between Ambergate and Rowsley. The LNWR declined, then built this one from Buxton to meet its line to Manchester.

Later the Midland built a line from Millers Dale through Chapel to Chinley passing 183 feet beneath it in Dove Holes Tunnel.

Accident

In 1957, the gradient into Chapel-en-le-Frith was the scene of a serious accident, in which the driver of a runaway freight train, John Axon remained at his post and died, being awarded a posthumous George Cross.

Service

There is a train every two hours Monday-Saturday towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound and Buxton southbound. On Sundays the service frequency in both directions from the station is also two-hourly.

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Coordinates: 53°17′59″N 1°53′26″W / 53.29980°N 1.89043°W / 53.29980; -1.89043

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