Trains to Dronfield - Station Details and further Information on Dronfield Train Services
Dronfield train station serves the town of Dronfield in Derbyshire, England (population 25,000), south of Sheffield, on the Midland Main Line between Chesterfield and Sheffield, opened in 1870 by the Midland Railway.
It is on the long 1 in 100 climb to Bradway Tunnel on what is known to railwaymen as the "New Road" diverting from the "Old Road" built by the North Midland Railway which bypassed Sheffield. The station was closed in 1967, and its buildings demolished, but later re-opened as an unstaffed station in 1981.
The station is managed by Northern Rail, however, until 14 December 2008 no Northern services stopped there, the only services offered were from East Midlands Trains and CrossCountry.
From 14 December 2008 Northern Rail started running a new hourly Express Service from Leeds to Nottingham calling at Wakefield Kirkgate, Barnsley, Meadowhall Interchange, Sheffield, Dronfield, Chesterfield, Alfreton and Langley Mill. Most of these services call at Dronfield. Class 158 train units are used on this service.
East Midlands Trains Mainline services from Leeds, Sheffield and London run through at high speed, but occasionally a train will stop. Interchange with Mainline services can be made at Sheffield and Chesterfield. |
