Whaley Bridge railway station
Whaley Bridge railway station serves the Peak District town of Whaley Bridge, in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Buxton Line, 16+1⁄4 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “WBR”, “Whaley Bridge Railway Station”, and “Whaley Bridge Station”
- Address: Market Street, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, SK23 7AA
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Toddbrook Reservoir and Holy Trinity Church.
Toddbrook Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Stephen Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toddbrook Reservoir, a feeder for the Peak Forest Canal, opened in 1838. It is above the town of Whaley Bridge in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is situated 2,100 feet south of Whaley Bridge railway station.
Wayside and boundary cross known as The Dipping Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wayside and boundary cross known as The Dipping Stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile west of Whaley Bridge railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hockerley and Buxworth.
Buxworth
Village
Photo: WhaleyTim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buxworth is a village in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. The area, which was once an important centre for the limestone industry, became the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal.
Shallcross
Suburb
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shallcross is a small village in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. It is 15 miles south of Manchester, at the edge of the Peak District, on the eastern side of the River Goyt.
Whaley Bridge railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Whaley Bridge, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.33027° or 53° 19′ 49″ northLongitude
-1.98474° or 1° 59′ 5″ westElevation
577 feet (176 metres)Inception
1857Operator
Northern TrainsNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“WBR”Open location code
9C5W82J8+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 7154317764OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Whaley Bridge railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Whaley Bridge”
- Dutch: “Station Whaley Bridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة والى بريدج”
- French: “gare de Whaley Bridge”
- French: “Whaley Bridge”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Whaley Bridge railway station”. Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.