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Location notes
The station serves a small village on the scenic Hope Valley line.
Railway type and traffic
Regular passenger services are all worked by dmus, with Trans Pennine Class 185 or 158, and Central Trains Class 170 or 158, each running hourly on weekdays. In addition, there is a two hourly (hourly on Saturdays) local service, usually worked by Class 142 or 150, with an occasional Class 156.
There is a variety of freight trains, including stone trains from Peak Forest, Tunstead and Dowlow, cement trains from Earles Sidings, and occasional infrastructure trains to & from Castleton
(But note that Corus has recently announced a plan to transfer production from Castleton to Scunthorpe).
There is a variety of freight trains, including stone trains from Peak Forest, Tunstead and Dowlow, cement trains from Earles Sidings, and occasional infrastructure trains to & from Castleton
(But note that Corus has recently announced a plan to transfer production from Castleton to Scunthorpe).
Environment
A rural scenic location on the southern edge of Edale village. There is a signal box a short distance to the west of the station.
Road directions
From the east, take the A6187 as far as Hope Village, then turn right into a minor road towards Edale. After about 4 miles, there is a car park on the right. Immediately after the car park, turn right into a minor road, and the station approach road is on the left, just before the railway bridge.
From the Manchester area, use the A57 via Glossop to Ladybower Reservoir, then the A6013 to Bamford. Shortly after passing Bamford station, turn right onto the A6187 then as above.
From the west, access is from Chapel En Le Frith, then via a series of minor roads, some steep and winding, and it is best to use an Ordnance Survey map to assist navigation.
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Edale Station map co-ordinates
From the Manchester area, use the A57 via Glossop to Ladybower Reservoir, then the A6013 to Bamford. Shortly after passing Bamford station, turn right onto the A6187 then as above.
From the west, access is from Chapel En Le Frith, then via a series of minor roads, some steep and winding, and it is best to use an Ordnance Survey map to assist navigation.
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Edale Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is now a car park extension to the south of the tracks at Edale station. This car park seems to be free on weekdays (although £4 to parish council funds at weekends) and is located directly opposite Edale signal box.
Public transport
By rail to the station by local services from Manchester Piccadilly or Sheffield.
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Amenities
There is a small cafe on the station approach road. There are public toilets in the other car park, just across the road from the station.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Edale Station
Streetmap links
Edale Station general view map
Edale Station close up map
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Edale Station
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Edale Station
Googly map
Edale Station general view map
Edale Station close up map
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Edale Station
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Photographic notes
From the westbound platform, the sun is best placed for eastbound trains until early afternoon. Shading by trees affects photos of westbound trains from this platform.
From the eastbound platform, photos have the sun behind the train at most times, except on summer evenings, and a brightish, but cloudy day is generally preferable.
From the eastbound platform, photos have the sun behind the train at most times, except on summer evenings, and a brightish, but cloudy day is generally preferable.
General views - All photographs © Bevan Price unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
From the westbound platform
Fig 2 - Looking east
From the eastbound platform
Fig 3 - Looking east
From the westbound platform
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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.
