Ambergate railway station, Derbyshire
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Ambergate railway station, Derbyshire
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 6 Oct 2012
The original station was opened nearby in 1840 by the North Midland Railway on the main Derby-Sheffield line. In 1849, a platform just to the north of this one was opened, allowing trains to travel east to north west. In 1863, two platforms were opened here on the Derby-Manchester line. In 1876, the Derby-Sheffield line was slewed west to be adjacent to this platform, thus creating one of the few triangular stations in the country. Of the six platforms, only this one is left, on the line from Derby which now goes just as far as Matlock. View north towards Whatstandwell and Matlock.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.060516
Longitude
-1.480996