Hathersage railway station

Hathersage railway station serves the village of Hathersage in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England.

Hathersage
Location
PlaceHathersage
Local authorityDerbyshire Dales
Grid referenceSK232810
Operations
Station codeHSG
Managed byNorthern Trains
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 61,408
2015/16 65,112
2016/17 62,646
2017/18 60,008
2018/19 68,642
History
Key datesOpened 25 June 1894 (25 June 1894)
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hathersage from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was opened on 25 June 1894 when the Midland Railway opened the line between Dore and Chinley (now the Hope Valley Line) for passengers, the line had opened for freight on 6 November 1893.[1] 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.[2]

The station had two platforms either side of a double track connected by an underpass, there was a signal box and sidings to both sides of the running lines to the east of the station.[3] The goods yard was able to handle a full range of goods including live stock, it was equipped with a 10 ton crane.[4]

The station was host to two LMS caravans from 1934 to 1935 and one from 1936 to 1939. A camping coach was positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1955.[5]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, but has been fitted with automatic ticket vending machines to allow passengers to purchase tickets before travelling. Standard waiting shelters are provided on both platforms and train running information is offered via CIS displays, automated announcements, a pay phone and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms, which are linked via a ramped subway.[6]

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train every hour to Sheffield and one to Manchester Piccadilly. On Sundays it is again two-hourly (with some extras in summer).[7]

East Midlands Railway call here with the first service of the day to Manchester and Liverpool Lime Street also on the final return working. All other services are provided by Northern Trains. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank holidays.

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
Hope Valley Line
East Midlands Railway
Liverpool-Norwich
Limited service

References
  1. Leleux, Robin (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. 9 The East Midlands (2nd ed.). David St John Thomas. p. 187. ISBN 0-946537-06-2.
  2. "Frightful carriage accident near Froggatt Edge". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 11 April 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Hathersage station on OS 25 inch map Derbyshire X.16 (Eyam Woodlands; Eyam; Hathersage; Highlow; Outseats)". National Library of Scotland. 1898. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 256. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
  5. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 22 & 50. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  6. Hathersage station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  7. Table 78 National Rail timetable, December 2018


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