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Location notes
Chesterfield Station is on the Midland Mainline, about 12 miles south of Sheffield.
Railway type and traffic
This is a Main line station. There are hourly HSTs (or Meridians) to be seen on the East Midlands Mainline services from London St Pancras to Sheffield. The station is also served by Cross Country, with Voyagers providing services to places around the country. Some of the Voyagers, specifically the ones that go via Leeds, pass through this station at speed. You will also see the East Midlands Connect services on route from Norwich to Liverpool. Expect 158s on these services. East Midlands Trains class 222 Meridians may also be seen on Barnsley/York/Scarborough or Sheffield services.
Freight passes fairly frequently, with traction including 66s, 60s.
Freight passes fairly frequently, with traction including 66s, 60s.
Environment
The station is staffed and in an inner city location, being in the heart of Chesterfield. It is not usually a crowded station, but there are generally plenty of people around.
Road directions
Located in Chesterfield city centre, the Station is signposted from most major roads passing through Chesterfield.
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Chesterfield Station map co-ordinates
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Chesterfield Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a station car park.
Public transport
The station has services from places including London, Leicester, Norwich, Peterborough, Birmingham, Derby, south west and south east England, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Doncaster, Newcastle etc. See:
Virgin Trains
Central Trains
Midland Mail line
Northern Rail (for the infrequent terminating service)
Local busses are operated by Stagecoach
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Virgin Trains
Central Trains
Midland Mail line
Northern Rail (for the infrequent terminating service)
Local busses are operated by Stagecoach
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Amenities
The station has toilets and a cafe. There are many other shops and restaurants in Chesterfield city centre itself.
Sun Compass
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Chesterfield Station
Streetmap links
Chesterfield Station general view map
Chesterfield Station close up map
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Chesterfield Station
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Chesterfield Station
Googly map
Chesterfield Station general view map
Chesterfield Station close up map
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Chesterfield Station
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Photographic notes
The two platforms make photography easy, it is however, worth noting that most freight uses an avoiding line behind the station, although you can see the trains still, it does mean that the sun may shine in your camera. Videoing is fine too.
General views - All photographs © Jordan Allen unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking north
A freight working crosses the lines to rejoin the station avoiding line.
Fig 4 - The famous landmark - The Crooked Spire
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
