Chesterfield Trains Chesterfield railway station is a medium-sized railway station, 20 km (12 miles) south of Sheffield Midland station and to the east of Chesterfield town centre The first line into Chesterfield was the North Midland Railway from Derby to Leeds in 1840.The original station was built in a Jacobean style similar to the one at Ambergate, but it was replaced in 1870 by a new one further north, when the Midland Railway built the 'new road' to Sheffield. In 1893 the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later taken over by the Great Central Railway, crossed under the North Midland line half a mile south, at Horns Bridge, to a station a few yards west. in 1897, the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway arrived, with a viaduct seven hundred feet long, above both lines, with a station at the Market Place. The Great Central station closed in 1963 and was demolished in 1973 to make way for the town's inner relief road. The line into Market Place station closed in 1951 due to problems in Bolsover Tunnel, the station building was demolished in the 1970s. The Midland station was demolished and rebuilt in 1963. Today the station is modern, bright and clean and offers the traveller excellent transport links to the whole of the UK. There are 2 platforms; platform 1 - accessed directly throught the spacious concourse - is for northbound trains and Platform 2 - accessed via a brightly lit tunnel - is for southbound trains. Phone National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) for details of times and fares. Alternatively, use the National Rail Journey Planner facility. Chesterfield Railway Station is approximately ten minutes walk from Chesterfield Coach Station and the town centre. Facilities Car Parking Ticket office Newsagents Cafe Taxi Rank Waiting rooms (on both platforms) |
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