Place Hathersage Station code HSG DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SK232810 Managed by Northern 2011/12 56,445 | |
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Address Peak District National Park, Hathersage, Hope Valley S32 1DR, United Kingdom Similar Hope (Derbyshire) railway st, Bamford railway station, Grindleford railway station, Edale railway station, Cromford railway station | ||
Hathersage railway station serves the village of Hathersage in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England.
It was opened in 1894 on the Midland Railway's Dore and Chinley line (now the Hope Valley Line). The original buildings were of timber and have disappeared with the platforms being rebuilt in masonry.
The villagers' initial reaction to proposals to build the railway may have been unenthusiastic. They had already had an unfavourable experience of the 'iron horse' in the form of a traction engine in 1882, which, drawing two heavy carts, had made the roads almost impassable, killing a boy and overturning a mail cart. In addition a private carriage collided with it, killing one of the occupants.
Service
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train every two hours to Sheffield and one to Manchester Piccadilly. This is increased on Saturdays to one train per hour in each direction and on Sundays it is again two-hourly.
East Midlands Trains call here with the first service of the day to Manchester and also on the final return working. All other services are provided by Northern. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank holidays.