It was once a busy railway station on the Midland Railway's
main line from Derby to Manchester, boasting five platforms.
The Midland main line bypassed Buxton, so passengers for
there would travel to and from Millers Dale on the local train, to meet the
express trains to Manchester, Derby and beyond.
The station was closed to passengers in 1967, and the rails
were lifted the following year.
In some ways the station is busier now than when
the trains were running. With its car park, ice cream sellers and toilets, its a
popular access point to the Monsal Trail, which runs along the old trackbed.
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Millers Dale in August 1962. Ex LNWR No 49350 hauls a heavy
freight through the station.
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Millers Dale station today
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