Grindleford railway station
Grindleford 
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Northern service heading from Manchester to Sheffield
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| Location | |
| Place | Grindleford |
| Local authority | Derbyshire Dales |
| Grid reference | SK249788 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GRN |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 55,352 |
| 2012/13 |
 55,324 |
| 2013/14 |
55,722 |
| 2014/15 |
58,086 |
| 2015/16 |
59,442 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1894 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Grindleford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Grindleford railway station serves the village of Grindleford in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England, although the station is about a mile way, the nearest village being Nether Padley.
It was opened in 1894 on the Midland Railway's Dore and Chinley line (now the Hope Valley Line), at the western entrance to the Totley Tunnel.
The line opened up the previously isolated valley to day-trippers to Padley Gorge and commuters from Sheffield, and the transport of stone from the local quarries. The station buildings still exist and have become home to a popular and well-known café.
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train every two hours to Sheffield and one to Manchester Piccadilly. This is increased on Saturdays to one train per hour.
On Sundays there is a train every two hours in each direction for most of the year, but a near-hourly service operates from May to September.
Trains from Sheffield take around 15 minutes, and trains from Manchester Piccadilly take around one hour.
East Midlands Trains call here with the first service of the day to Manchester and also on the final return working. All other services are provided by Northern.
Coordinates: 53°18′22″N 1°37′34″W / 53.306°N 1.626°W
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