Ambergate railway station
Ambergate railway station serves the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby and Matlock; it diverges from the Midland Main Line just south of the station at Ambergate Junction.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “AMB”, “Ambergate Railway Station”, and “Ambergate Station”
- Address: Midland Terrace, Belper, DE56 2EN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Toadmoor Tunnel and Derwent Viaduct.
Toadmoor Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Chevin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toadmoor Tunnel was built at Ambergate in Derbyshire, England, as part of the North Midland Railway, which opened in 1840. 128 yards long, it was cut through an unstable hillside on a notoriously difficult line of route. Toadmoor Tunnel is situated 410 feet south of Ambergate railway station.
Derwent Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derwent Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 1,400 feet south of Ambergate railway station.
Oakhurst House
Ruins
Photo: SHill31, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oakhurst House was a country house in Shining Cliff Woods above the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire. The house was rebuilt in 1848 by Francis Hurt behind his iron forge in Ambergate. Oakhurst House is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Ambergate railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ambergate and Fritchley.
Ambergate
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent. It is about 6 miles south of Matlock. The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of Ripley Town Council with a population of 5,013 at the 2011 Census.
Fritchley
Village
Photo: Anthony Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fritchley is a small village in Derbyshire, England, situated to the south of Crich and north of Ambergate. It falls under the civil parish of Crich. To the east of the village is the ruin of a windmill.
Whatstandwell
Village
Photo: Chevin, Public domain.
Whatstandwell is a village on the River Derwent in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It is about five miles south of Matlock and about four miles north of Belper. Whatstandwell railway station is on the Derby–Matlock Derwent Valley Line, and the A6 trunk road crosses the River Derwent in the village.
Ambergate railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Ripley, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.06042° or 53° 3′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.48087° or 1° 28′ 51″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Operator
East Midlands RailwayNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“AMB”Open location code
9C5W3G69+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2126330319OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Ambergate railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Ambergate”
- Dutch: “Station Ambergate”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة امبيرجات”
- Finnish: “Ambergaten rautatieasema”
- French: “Ambergate”
- French: “gare d’Ambergate”
- Japanese: “アンバーゲート駅”
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