Trains to Buxton - Station Details and further Information on Buxton Train Services
Buxton train station is a train station that serves the town of Buxton in Derbyshire. It is managed and served by Northern Rail. The station is 26 miles south east of Manchester Piccadilly and is the terminus of the Buxton Line.
There is generally an hourly service each day (every half-hour during the morning and evening peaks) to Manchester Piccadilly. Services to Blackpool North have now ceased, meaning passengers must now change at Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Victoria, where you can then continue onwards. This happened on december the 14th as part of Northern's new 'Times Are Changing' scheme.
Platform 1 is a Departure Platform by Shunt Move. It is usually used in early mornings by the first trains of the day which stable in the platform overnight.
It is also used around 6pm: on arrival, 4 car trains are shunted into the platform so that 2 carriages can be detached for overnight stabling. 2 car units are also shunted into the platform when not required to work any further services for the rest of the day or in the coming few hours. Platform 2 is the main platform for most arrivals and departures. |