Rowsley railway station

Rowsley
General information
LocationDerbyshire Dales
England
Coordinates53°11′24″N 1°36′50″W / 53.190°N 1.614°W / 53.190; -1.614
Grid referenceSK258659
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway.
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 June 1849[1]Station opened
1 August 1862Closed and new station opened on different site
1 September 1867Renamed Rowsley for Chatsworth
14 June 1965Renamed Rowsley
6 March 1967Closed[2]

Rowsley railway station was opened in 1849 by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway to serve the village of Rowsley in Derbyshire, England. It was resited in 1862.

  1. ^ "Our Kist. The Dales of Derbyshire". Derbyshire Courier. England. 9 June 1849. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens