Derby Midland railway station
Derby 
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Derby railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Derby |
| Local authority | City of Derby |
| Grid reference | SK362355 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DBY |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| DfT category | B |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 3.357 million |
| – Interchange |
0.550 million |
| 2012/13 |
3.366 million |
| – Interchange |
0.566 million |
| 2013/14 |
3.498 million |
| – Interchange |
0.766 million |
| 2014/15 |
3.654 million |
| – Interchange |
0.771 million |
| 2015/16 |
3.767 million |
| – Interchange |
0.781 million |
| History | |
| Original company |
Midland Counties Railway Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway North Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 4 June 1839 | MCR temporary station opened |
| 12 August 1839 | B&DJR temporary station opened |
| 11 May 1840 | NMR permanent station opened as Derby; NCR and B&DJR stations closed |
| 1858 | Extended |
| 1871 | Extended |
| 25 September 1950 | Renamed Derby Midland |
| 1952 | Partially rebuilt |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Derby |
| 1985 | Partially rebuilt |
| 2005–2009 | Major renovations |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Derby from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Derby railway station 
i/ˈdɑːrbi/, also known as Derby Midland Station, is a main line station serving the city of Derby in England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains, the station is also used by CrossCountry services and one daily Northern service. It is situated to the south-east of Derby city centre, and is close to the west bank of the River Derwent.
The decision by the Midland Railway to have their headquarters in Derby, with its central location made it a busy node of the rail network. First opened in 1839, it was at the time one of the largest in the country and was unusual for being shared by more than one company. Until recently,major carriage and locomotive workshops as well as the Research Division in the Railway Technical Centre were housed there.
The station is an interchange point between the Midland Main Line from London St Pancras to Leeds and long-distance services on the Cross-Country route from Aberdeen through Birmingham New Street to Penzance or Bournemouth (the zero milepost on the latter route is at the south end of platform 1). Until the mid twentieth century, the station was also served by through trains from Manchester and Glasgow to London.
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