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Cromford railway station is a Grade II listed[2] railway station owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. It is located in the village of Cromford in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Derwent Valley Line 15+1⁄2 miles (24.9 km) north of Derby towards Matlock.

Cromford
General information
LocationCromford, Derbyshire Dales
England
Grid referenceSK302574
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCMF
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened4 June 1849[1]
Passengers
2016/17 47,700
2017/18 47,484
2018/19 41,640
2019/20 44,548
2020/21 8,594
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History


Platform 2 (southbound) is no longer used by trains but its ornate waiting room is used as a holiday cottage. Oasis used it for the cover of their Some Might Say single.
Platform 2 (southbound) is no longer used by trains but its ornate waiting room is used as a holiday cottage. Oasis used it for the cover of their Some Might Say single.

Originally known as Cromford Bridge, it was opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway in 1849.[3] This is one of the few stations on the line that has been preserved and is a Grade 2 listed building. It is said to have been designed by G.H.Stokes, son-in-law of Joseph Paxton. It is believed that Stokes also designed Station House (built in 1855), the extremely ornate former Station Master's residence opposite the station on the side of the hill as well as the ornate villa style waiting room, on what was the 'up' platform. According to English Heritage,[4] this is the original station building. The present station building on the opposite (down) platform was added by the Midland Railway at a later date

Willersley Tunnel, which is 764 yards (699 m) long, is situated immediately north of the station.

The disused southbound platform was used as the single cover of the 1995 Oasis song Some Might Say.[5][6]

Following many years of neglect and decline, a long lease on the main station building was purchased by the Arkwright Society; the building has been restored and improved, re-opening as office space in May 2009. Station House, of which the old Waiting Room is a part, is now self-contained holiday accommodation.[7]

In the year from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010, journeys from the station had increased by 16.88%.[8]

On 17 September 2009, taxi driver Stuart Ludlam was murdered at the station by gun fanatic Colin Cheetham.[9]



Station masters


On 18 January 1853, the station master William Lees was summoned by Joseph Wain, a clark employed by the railway at Matlock Bath, for having beaten him. It transpired that bad feeling had previously existed between the plaintiff and defendant; on 15 January 1853, they had met on the causeway between Matlock Bath and Cromford, close to the Glenorchy chapel. Both of them were on the pavement and a dispute arose between them as to the etiquette of taking the wall. Wain accused Lees of beating hum repeatedly but Lees denied it.[10] The following year William Lees left Cromford. The Derbyshire Courier of 25 November 1854 [11] reported that Mr Lees assures our correspondent, that although a little unpleasantness, arising most likely from well meant but mistaken motives, has latterly arisen among a few of his Cromford friends, he leaves the respectable inhabitants with a feeling akin to regret.


Services


All services at Cromford are operated by East Midlands Railway.

On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is served by one train per hour in each direction between Matlock and Derby. The final late evening service from Matlock is extended to Nottingham.[17]

On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service between Matlock and Nottingham in the morning, with services increasing to hourly from mid-afternoon onwards.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Whatstandwell   East Midlands Railway
Derwent Valley Line
   Matlock Bath

See also



References


  1. "Our Kist. The Dales of Derbyshire". Derbyshire Courier. England. 9 June 1849. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Historic England, "Cromford Station (Main Building on West Platform) (1247945)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 March 2017
  3. Truman, P., Hunt, D., (1989) Midland Railway Portrait, Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing.
  4. "Railway Station, Cromford, Derbyshire". Viewfinder. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  5. Jenkins, S (2017). Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations. Penguin Random House.
  6. Oasis - Some Might Say - Sleeve Artwork Explained, retrieved 17 March 2022
  7. "Restored Cromford station reopens after completion of a £300,000 refurbishment" (PDF). Railway Herald. 15 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  8. "Record Growth on the Derwent Valley Line". September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  9. "Man found guilty of Cromford taxi driver murder". BBC News. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  10. "Wirksworth Petty Sessions". Derbyshire Courier. England. 22 January 1853. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Presentation to a Station-Master". Derbyshire Courier. England. 25 November 1854. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 86. 1914. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  13. "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 227. 1881. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  14. "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 431. 1899. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  15. "Man's Death after Wasp Sting". Dundee Evening Telegraph. England. 11 August 1921. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. "Derbyshire". Sheffield DailyTelegraph. England. 15 September 1921. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. Table 56 National Rail timetable, May 2022


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