Glossop railway station, Gateway To the Dark Peak sign, on platform, Norfolk Street, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8BS
Glossop station was built privately by the Duke of Norfolk in 1845 but worked by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. It is the terminus of the short branch from Dinting. Although much of the station building has been given over to retail use (co-op), the station remains staffed and is operated by Northern Rail. Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk built the spur line from Dinting viaduct to Howard Town at his own expense over his own land. He then sold it to the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. The station was opened in July 1845. There was a previous station called Glossop on the main line but that was renamed "Dinting" when the current station opened. Glossop station is sometimes, though rarely, known as "Glossop Central" (Dinting station being "Glossop Junction"). The station was renamed from Glossop Central to Glossop on 6 May 1974. Originally built with multiple platforms, the station was reduced to one platform in the 1980s. Double-ended electric multiple units arriving from Manchester Piccadilly reverse to proceed to Hadfield, and vice-versa. The other platforms and redundant station buildings were incorporated into an extension for the next door Co-op supermarket and car park. The station is now a Grade II Listed building and a blue plaque was unveiled in 2006
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Location: Norfolk Street, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8BS
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