Hathersage railway station

Hathersage
National Rail
General information
LocationHathersage, Derbyshire Dales
England
Grid referenceSK232810
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHSG
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened25 June 1894
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Passengers
2019/20Increase 73,200
2020/21Decrease 22,144
2021/22Increase 67,774
2022/23Increase 72,670
2023/24Increase 95,246
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hathersage railway station serves the village of Hathersage, in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly.

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]

Stationmasters

  • Mr. Sharon Morton 1896[6] - 1908[7]
  • Thomas Paley 1909 - 1925[8] (formerly station master at Brightside)
  • John William Loomes 1925[9] - 1931[10] (formerly station master at Castle Bromwich)
  • R.J. Dowthwaite from 1931 (also station master at Grindleford)

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.[11]

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train every hour in each direction between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly; services are provided by Northern Trains.[12][13]

East Midlands Railway call here with the first service of the day to Liverpool Lime Street and also on the final return working to Nottingham.[14]

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
East Midlands Railway
(Limited service)

References

  1. ^ Leleux, Robin (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 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). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 22 & 50. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  6. ^ "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 888. 1881. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Presentation at Hathersage". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 29 December 1908. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Death of a former Baildon Resident". Shipley Times and Express. England. 13 February 1925. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Mr. J.W. Loomes". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 29 April 1925. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Mr. J.W. Loomes". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 31 October 1931. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ Hathersage station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  12. ^ Table 78 National Rail timetable, May 2023
  13. ^ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Timetables". East Midlands Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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