Furness Vale railway station
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Furness Vale railway station is 24 km (15¼ miles) south east of Manchester Piccadilly
on the Manchester to Buxton line. This station has a level crossing at the end of the platform controlled by Furness Vale Signal Box which is situated just next to the crossing.
The station is on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge
line, originally built by the London and North Western Railway
to connect with the Cromford and High Peak Railway
and extended to Buxton
in 1863.
) and to Buxton
.
Manchester Piccadilly station
Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street, South Wales, the south coast of England, Edinburgh and Glasgow Central, and routes throughout northern England...
on the Manchester to Buxton line. This station has a level crossing at the end of the platform controlled by Furness Vale Signal Box which is situated just next to the crossing.
The station is on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge
Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway
The Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway was an early railway company in England which was opened in 1857 between Stockport Edgeley and Whaley Bridge.- Origins :...
line, originally built by the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
to connect with the Cromford and High Peak Railway
Cromford and High Peak Railway
The Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire, England, was completed in 1831, to carry minerals and goods between the Cromford Canal wharf at High Peak Junction and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge -Origins:...
and extended to Buxton
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the Peak District National Park"...
in 1863.
Service
There is generally an hourly service each day to Manchester Piccadilly (with three trains per day to Blackpool NorthBlackpool North railway station
Blackpool North railway station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line from Preston....
) and to Buxton
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the Peak District National Park"...
.