Whatstandwell railway station

Whatstandwell
National Rail
Station nameboard
General information
LocationWhatstandwell, Derbyshire Dales
England
Grid referenceSK333541
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeWTS
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
4 June 1849[1]opened
11 November 1894[2]resited
Passengers
2019/20Increase 27,052
2020/21Decrease 6,350
2021/22Increase 21,264
2022/23Increase 24,948
2023/24Increase 25,488
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Whatstandwell railway station serves the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich Carr in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Derwent Valley Line, which runs between Derby and Matlock. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway.

It is the nearest station to the National Tramway Museum at Crich; there is a steep uphill walk of about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the station to the museum.[3]

  1. ^ "Our Kist. The Dales of Derbyshire". Derbyshire Courier. England. 9 June 1849. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SI12Nov1894 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "How To Find Us". Crich Tramway Village. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.