Hathersage railway station

Hathersage National Rail
Location
Place Hathersage
Local authority Derbyshire Dales
Grid reference SK232810
Operations
Station code HSG
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Increase 51,202
2011/12 Increase 56,445
2012/13 Increase 60,650
2013/14 Decrease 60,550
2014/15 Increase 61,408
History
Key dates Opened 1894 (1894)
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* 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.
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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.[1]

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.

References

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Coordinates: 53°19′34″N 1°39′04″W / 53.326°N 1.651°W / 53.326; -1.651


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