Chapel-en-le-Frith Central railway station was an intermediate stop on the Derby–Manchester line of the Midland Railway. It served the Derbyshire town of Chapel-en-le-Frith between 1867 and 1967.
History The station was opened by the Midland Railway (MR) on 1 February 1867.
At the start of 1923, the MR amalgamated with several other railways to form the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), which inherited two stations at Chapel-en-le-Frith; to distinguish the ex-MR station from the ex-London and North Western Railway station, the former was renamed Chapel-en-le-Frith Central on 2 June 1924.
The station was closed on 6 March 1967.
This section of route is still open for stone freight trains serving the Buxton lime industry as the Great Rocks Line, with the station building converted into a DIY centre.
Stationmasters Samuel Rayson 1873 (afterwards station master at Hyde) W. Webster 1873–1876 (formerly station master at Whatstandwell, afterwards station master at Calverley) J. Hudston 1876–1879 (formerly station master at Monsal Dale) J. Blower 1879–1880 (formerly station master at Finedon, afterwards station master at Didsbury) David Daw 1880–1919 (formerly station master at Haworth)
References
External links Chapel-en-le-Frith Central Station on navigable O.S. map Chapel-en-le-Frith Central at disused-stations.org.uk