Peak Forest railway station

Peak Forest railway station was opened in 1867 by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley, part of the main Midland Line from Manchester to London. It was also the northern junction for the line from Buxton. It closed in 1967^[2] and the platforms were demolished shortly afterwards.

Peak Forest
General information
Location	High Peak England
Coordinates	53°17′14″N 1°51′52″W / 53.2873°N 1.8644°W / 53.2873; -1.8644
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 February 1867	Station opens
26 September 1893	renamed Peak Forest for Peak Dale
14 June 1965	renamed Peak Forest
6 March 1967	Station closed[1]

This section of route is still open for stone freight trains serving the Buxton lime industry as the Great Rocks Line. The station building still survives as offices which support the large quarry terminal close by. A short section of one platform has been reinstated for railway staff use. The station is easily visible from the nearby road from Dove Holes. Although it was named Peak Forest it was actually adjacent to the present-day settlement of Peak Dale.

It marked the summit of the line before it dropped through Dove Holes Tunnel to Chapel-en-le-Frith Central.