Chesterfield railway station
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Entrance to the station is on Crow Lane and includes a car park, taxi rank and bus stop. There is also a small car park on the other side of Crow Lane which does not have a parking charge. The main entrance leads to the station concourse, which is very spacious and was built in the late 1990s. It includes a ticket office, a newsagent, a café and a waiting room. The concourse and the waiting room both have direct access to platform 1. There is also a waiting room on platform 2, which is accessed via a tunnel, using the stairs or lift in the concourse.
Platform 1 is for northbound trains, calling at stations towards Sheffield
, Manchester Piccadilly
, Manchester Oxford Road
, Liverpool Lime Street
, Leeds, York
, Doncaster
, Newcastle
, Edinburgh Waverley
and Glasgow Central.
Platform 2 is for southbound trains, calling at stations towards London St Pancras International
, Derby
, Nottingham, Peterborough
, Norwich
, Cambridge
, Leicester
, Birmingham
, Bristol
, Cardiff Central
, Bournemouth
, Southampton
, Plymouth
and Penzance
.
Platform 3 is bidirectional and was opened in July 2010. At present it has no regular services and is used during engineering works to reduce dependence on replacement bus services. It is located on the down slow line, backing on to Platform 2, and long enough to accommodate a 10 car train. Platform 3 had existed in a previous incarnation decades earlier, although it was a bay platform.
The building of platform 3 was originally planned for 2007/8 to go with the East Midlands
North Erewash resignalling scheme and would have allowed passenger services to run on the bi-directional down slow line (goods line) from a new Chesterfield South Junction to Tapton Junction during perturbation or engineering work on the fast lines in this area. It would have also facilitated the turn back of trains at Chesterfield during the Bradway Tunnel
blockade in 2008/9. Work on the platform actually began in March 2010
service runs to London via Derby and Leicester Mondays to Fridays providing a fast business train, arriving at London by 09:37.
Typical weekday service pattern:
Based on the above, there are typically 12 trains per hour passing though the station on weekdays (6 in each direction), with 9 of those calling.
Platforms and destinations
The fast lines have two large side platforms, one for each direction. These platforms are covered for around half their length. The goods lines pass around the rear of platform 2, and there is a third large platform here that serves the southbound goods line.Platform 1 is for northbound trains, calling at stations towards Sheffield
Sheffield Midland station
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, Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Piccadilly station
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, Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Oxford Road railway station
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, Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street railway station
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, Leeds, York
York railway station
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, Doncaster
Doncaster railway station
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, Newcastle
Newcastle Central station
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, Edinburgh Waverley
Edinburgh Waverley railway station
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and Glasgow Central.
Platform 2 is for southbound trains, calling at stations towards London St Pancras International
St Pancras railway station
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, Derby
Derby Midland railway station
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, Nottingham, Peterborough
Peterborough railway station
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, Norwich
Norwich railway station
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, Cambridge
Cambridge railway station
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, Leicester
Leicester railway station
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, Birmingham
Birmingham New Street Station
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, Bristol
Bristol Temple Meads railway station
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, Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central railway station
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, Bournemouth
Bournemouth railway station
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, Southampton
Southampton Central railway station
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, Plymouth
Plymouth railway station
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and Penzance
Penzance railway station
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.
Platform 3 is bidirectional and was opened in July 2010. At present it has no regular services and is used during engineering works to reduce dependence on replacement bus services. It is located on the down slow line, backing on to Platform 2, and long enough to accommodate a 10 car train. Platform 3 had existed in a previous incarnation decades earlier, although it was a bay platform.
The building of platform 3 was originally planned for 2007/8 to go with the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
North Erewash resignalling scheme and would have allowed passenger services to run on the bi-directional down slow line (goods line) from a new Chesterfield South Junction to Tapton Junction during perturbation or engineering work on the fast lines in this area. It would have also facilitated the turn back of trains at Chesterfield during the Bradway Tunnel
Bradway Tunnel
Bradway Tunnel, long, was built in 1870 about north of Dronfield, Derbyshire, in South Yorkshire, England.It is at the summit of the Midland Main Line between Chesterfield and Sheffield, on what is known to railwaymen as the "New Road" built by the Midland Railway to serve Sheffield, which was...
blockade in 2008/9. Work on the platform actually began in March 2010
Services
The 07:39 East Midlands Trains Master CutlerMaster Cutler (train)
The Master Cutler is a British named express passenger train that operates on the National Rail network from Sheffield to London and return...
service runs to London via Derby and Leicester Mondays to Fridays providing a fast business train, arriving at London by 09:37.
Typical weekday service pattern:
- Northern RailNorthern RailNorthern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
run an hourly service between NottinghamNottinghamNottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
and LeedsLeedsLeeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
. This service started from the December 2008 timetable change. All Northern Rail trains call at Chesterfield. - East Midlands TrainsEast Midlands TrainsEast Midlands Trains is a British passenger train operating company. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands, chiefly in the counties of Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, and between the East Midlands and London...
run an hourly service between Liverpool and Norwich and twice-hourly service between Sheffield and London, which occasionally extends to Leeds or Scarborough. All southbound trains stop, but one of the northbound services from London does not. - Cross Country Trains operate a twice-hourly service from Sheffield to Derby, which continue on to a variety of final destinations; Glasgow, Edinburgh, Plymouth, Bournemouth and Bristol. Only half of these stop at Chesterfield.
Based on the above, there are typically 12 trains per hour passing though the station on weekdays (6 in each direction), with 9 of those calling.
See also
Chesterfield was, at one time, served by three railway stations. The other two are- Chesterfield Central StationChesterfield Central railway stationChesterfield Central was a railway station in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.The station was on the Great Central Chesterfield Loop which ran between and Heath Junction on the Great Central Main Line. The station opened in 1892 and was closed in 1963...
- Chesterfield Market Place StationChesterfield Market Place railway stationChesterfield Market Place was a railway station in the centre of the town of Chesterfield, England. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway in March 1897 and was the headquarters of the line. It was closed by British Railways in 1951 following a collapse of the Bolsover...