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| General information | |||||
| Location | Edale,High Peak England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°21′52″N1°49′00″W / 53.36443°N 1.81663°W /53.36443; -1.81663 | ||||
| Grid reference | SK123853 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | EDL | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 25 June 1894 | ||||
| Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  45,800 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  109,250 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 116,982 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 145,830 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 171,814 | ||||
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Edale railway station serves the rural village ofEdale in theDerbyshirePeak District, inEngland. It is located 20 miles (32 km) west ofSheffield and 22 miles (35 km) east ofManchester Piccadilly. The station was opened in 1894 on theMidland Railway's Dore and Chinley line, now known as theHope Valley Line.
Lying belowKinder Scout, the station is about 5 minutes' walk from the centre of the village, where thePennine Way begins; theNags Head public house is known as the official starting point.
The station was opened on 25 June 1894 when theMidland Railway opened the line betweenDore andChinley for passengers, the line had opened for freight on 6 November 1893.[1]
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 west of the station.[2]
The station was host to twoLMScaravans from 1935 to 1939. A camping coach was positioned here by theLondon Midland Region from 1954 to 1956.[3]
It became an unstaffed halt in 1969. It formerly had wooden buildings and canopies on each side, but these have been demolished and replaced by basic shelters.
The station is managed and served primarily byNorthern Trains using rolling stock such as theClass 150Sprinter andClass 195Civity, with the occasionalClass 156Super Sprinter.East Midlands Railway services are usually run withClass 158Express Sprinter units. The station has two platforms with no level crossing or footbridge. To change platforms, there is an underpass located next to the road in the village.[8]
The station has now received ticketing provision in the form of automatic ticket vending machines (like all the other stations on the route betweenNew Mills Central andDore and Totley), so passengers can buy their tickets prior to travel. Leading on from this, apenalty fare scheme is in operation here and at other Hope Valley stations.[9] Train running information is offered viaCIS displays, automated announcements, timetable posters and a customer help point on each platform. Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps to/from the subway.[8]
The typical off-peak is one train an hour, with some gaps at certain times of the day, toSheffield and toManchester Piccadilly viaMarple, provided solely by Northern. This also applies on Saturdays and Sundays.[10] Until 2018, weekday trains only called every second hour for much of the day.
East Midlands Railway provide the first service of the day toLiverpool Lime Street viaWarrington Central. The final return working of the day starts from Liverpool Lime Street and continues on toNottingham viaSheffield. All other services are provided byNorthern Trains. A normal weekday service operates on most bank holidays.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Northern Trains | ||||
| East Midlands Railway Limited service | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Hope Line and station open | Midland Railway | Chapel-en-le-Frith Central Line and station closed | ||
| Terminus | British Rail | Chee Dale Halt Line and station closed | ||
